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  1. c. 1123-1190. Holy Roman emperor from 1152.
  2. Originally duke of Swabia, he was elected
  3. emperor 1152, and was engaged in a struggle
  4. with Pope Alexander III 1159- -77, which
  5. ended in his submission; the Lombard cities,
  6. headed by Milan, took advantage of this to
  7. establish their independence of imperial
  8. control. Frederick joined the Third Crusade,
  9. and was drowned in Anatolia.
  10.