Hohenstaufen

Hohenstaufen [hoh-uh n-shtou-fuh n] ExamplesWord Origin noun

a member of the royal family that ruled in Germany from 1138 to 1208 and from 1215 to 1254, and in Sicily from 1194 to 1266.

Origin of Hohenstaufen First recorded in 1890–95 Examples from the Web for hohenstaufen Historical Examples of hohenstaufen

By just so narrow a chance did young Frederick of Hohenstaufen win his empire.

Elbridge Streeter Brooks

This right, your wise rulers of the house of Hohenstaufen have granted you.

Robert Shea

What had happened to King Manfred and the other Hohenstaufen leaders?

Robert Shea

The double-headed eagle of King Manfred’s family, the Hohenstaufen.

Robert Shea

It seems to have been the policy of the Hohenstaufen Kaisers to favour Nuremberg.

Cecil Headlam

British Dictionary definitions for hohenstaufen Hohenstaufen noun

a German princely family that provided rulers of Germany (1138–1208, 1215–54), Sicily (1194–1268), and the Holy Roman Empire (1138–1254)