Death of Frederick I Barbarossa, 1190 (2nd half of 13th century). Artist: Unknown

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Death of Frederick I Barbarossa, 1190 (2nd half of 13th century). Frederick I (c1123-1190), Holy Roman emperor from 1152, drowned trying to cross the River Saleph in Cilicia. From the Gotha manuscript of the Saxon Chronicle.

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