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Frederick I, Barbarossa, 12th century Holy Roman Emperor, 13th century. Frederick, Duke of Swabia (c1123-1190), succeeded his uncle Conrad III as Holy Roman Emperor in 1152. He fought several wars in Italy against forces loyal to the Pope in an unsuccessful attempt to re-establish imperial control. In 1189 Frederick joined the Third Crusade, but was drowned attempting to cross a river in Anatolia. From History of the Third Crusade by Robert de Saint Remy.