Frederick III, byname Frederick the Pious, German Friedrich der Fromme, (born Feb. 14, 1515, Simmern, Ger.—died Oct. 26, 1576, Heidelberg, Rhenish Palatinate), elector Palatine of the Rhine (1559–76) and a leader of the German Protestant princes who worked for a Protestant victory in Germany, France, and the Netherlands.. Frederick adopted Lutheranism in 1546 and Calvinism somewhat later. His reign was one continuous struggle against refractory and powerful vassals at home, and against the turbulent civic republics of … Frederick III, Holy Roman emperor from 1452 and German king from 1440 who laid the foundations for the greatness of the House of Habsburg in European affairs. Frederick I (1123-90), Holy Roman emperor, the first of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, known as "Barbarossa," succeeded Conrad III as emperor in 1152. King of the Romans (King of Germany) Holy Roman Emperor: Reign 18 March 1438 – 27 October 1439 Coronation 31 May 1438, Aachen Predecessor: Sigismund of Luxemburg Successor: Frederick III Duke of Austria Reign 14 September 1404 – 27 October 1439 Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III - 1440-1493. Frederick III Habsburg was born on month day 1347, ... Geni World Family Tree. Frederick III (21 September 1415 – 19 August 1493) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1452 until his death. Their oldest surviving son was Henry VI , Holy Roman Emperor (and we’re back to emperors … While earlier Germanic and Italian monarchs had been crowned as western Roman Emperors, the actual Holy Roman Empire is usually considered to have begun with the crowning of the Saxon king Otto I.It was officially an elective position, though at times it ran in families, notably the four generations of the Salian dynasty in the 11th century. Desc: Frederick III was Holy Roman Emperor from 1452 until his death. There was no emperor in the west between 924 and 962. Frederick III (21 September 1415 – 19 August 1493), called the Peaceful or the Fat, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1452 until his death, the first emperor of the House of Habsburg.He was the penultimate emperor to be crowned by the Pope, and the last to be crowned in Rome.. Frederick, the son of Duke Ernest of Austria, inherited the Habsburg possessions of Inner Austria (Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, and Gorizia) With Judith of Bavaria (1100-1132): Frederick III Barbarossa (1122-119 0), duke of Swabia and Holy Roman Emperor as Frederick I and Judith o f Hohenstaufen (1123-1195), married Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine. Reginald’s only child, Beatrice, married Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1156. Friedrich von Österreich 1347 1362 Friedrich von Österreich (born Habsburg), Herzog von von Österreich, 1347 - 1362 ... to Albert Albecht I " The German" " King of the Holy Roman Empire" King of Germany Habsburg and Elizabeth of Carinthia. Prior to his imperial coronation, he was hereditary Duke of Austria (as Frederick V) from 1424 and elected King of Germany (as Frederick IV) from 1440. He was the first emperor of the House of Habsburg, and the fourth member of the House of Habsburg to be elected King of Germany after Rudolf I of Germany, Albert I in the 13th century and his predecessor Albert II of Germany. Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor Holy Roman Emperor. Frederick III (21 September 1415 – 19 August 1493), called the Peaceful, was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1452 until his death. With Agnes of Saarbrücken (d.~1147): Conrad of Hohenstaufen, Count Pal atine of the Rhine (1134-1195)