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.
The Saracen: Land of the Infidel
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)