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Hohenstaufen

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Ho·hen·stau·fen  (hn-shtoufn)
Family of German rulers of the Holy Roman Empire (1138-1208 and 1215-1254). Hohenstaufens also reigned in Sicily (1194-1268).
Hohenstaufen [ˈhəʊənˌʃtaʊfən (German) hoːənˈʃtaufən]
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(Biographies / (1138-1208) X) a German princely family that provided rulers of Germany (1138-1208, 1215-54), Sicily (1194-1268), and the Holy Roman Empire (1138-1254)


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