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Frederick I, Holy Roman emperor and German king, German History, Biographies
Related Category: German History, Biographies
Frederick I or Frederick Barbarossa[bArburOs´u] Pronunciation Key - Death and Legacy
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In Mar., 1188, Frederick took the Cross, and he set out (1189) on the Third Crusade (see Crusades). He was drowned in Cilicia. Legend, however, has him asleep in the KyffhAuser, waiting to restore the empire to its former greatness. Among the positive and lasting achievements of Frederick's reign are the foundations of new towns, the increase of trade, and the colonization and Christianization of Slavic lands in E Germany. In his administrative reforms the emperor was ably assisted by his chancellor, Rainald of Dassel.
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