Staufen dynasty (en), Staufer (de), Maison de Staufen (fr), Dinastia degli Staufen (it), Dinastía de Staufen (es)
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The Staufen dynasty, also known as the Staufer, was a noble family of unclear origin that rose to rule the Duchy of Swabia
from 1079, and to royal rule in the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages from 1138 until 1254. The dynasty's most prominent
rulers – Frederick I (1155), Henry VI (1191) and Frederick II (1220) – ascended the imperial throne and also reigned over
Italy and Burgundy. The term "Hohenstaufen", which is no longer used for the Staufen dynasty today, is based on the erroneous
assumption that the castle on Mount Hohenstaufen at the northern fringes of the Swabian Jura, near the town of Göppingen,
was also called Hohenstaufen. Under Staufen rule, the Holy Roman Empire reached its greatest territorial extent from 1155
to 1268.
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