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Seguire l'aquila
By Katrin ZieglerHistory
Seguire l'aquila episodes
- The witness – Frederick of Antioch, son of Frederick II, and the end of Pier delle Vigne (EP.5 Part 2)The episode is built around an imaginary but entirely plausible encounter between Frederick of Antioch, the Emperor's natural son and vicar general of Tuscany, and Pier delle Vigne, shortly before the latter's death in San Miniato al Tedesco near Pisa.7 min
- The witness – Frederick of Antioch, son of Frederick II, and the end of Pier delle Vigne (EP.5 Part 1)The episode is built around an imaginary but entirely plausible encounter between Frederick of Antioch, the Emperor's natural son and vicar general of Tuscany, and Pier delle Vigne, shortly before the latter's death in San Miniato al Tedesco near Pisa.12 min
- Don Enrique of Castile – an adventurous prince in service of the last Hohenstaufen (EP.4 Part 2)The infante Enrique of Castile, a prince of high lineage and great-grandson of Frederick II, enters the Italian scene during the stormy years of the Hohenstaufen dynasty's twilight and its replacement by Angevin power. Don Enrique—or Don Enrico to the Italians—was an outstanding mercenary and condottiero who offered his services to the highest bidder, thereby amassing fairy-tale wealth and earning legendary fame as an invincible man.6 min
- Don Enrique of Castile – an adventurous prince in service of the last Hohenstaufen (EP.4 Part 1)The infante Enrique of Castile, a prince of high lineage and great-grandson of Frederick II, enters the Italian scene during the stormy years of the Hohenstaufen dynasty's twilight and its replacement by Angevin power. Don Enrique—or Don Enrico to the Italians—was an outstanding mercenary and condottiero who offered his services to the highest bidder, thereby amassing fairy-tale wealth and earning legendary fame as an invincible man.11 min
- The endless nightmare – the tormented life of Margaret of Meissen, daughter of Frederick II (EP.3 Part 2)The life of Margaret, daughter of Frederick II and Isabella of England, unfolded in Germany, specifically at Wartburg Castle near Eisenach in Thuringia. She was the wife of Count Albrecht von Wettin, also known as “the Degenerate” for his cruel and violent character, of which Margaret was the preferred target.5 min
- The endless nightmare – the tormented life of Margaret of Meissen, daughter of Frederick II (EP.3 Part 1)The life of Margaret, daughter of Frederick II and Isabella of England, unfolded in Germany, specifically at Wartburg Castle near Eisenach in Thuringia. She was the wife of Count Albrecht von Wettin, also known as “the Degenerate” for his cruel and violent character, of which Margaret was the preferred target.15 min
- A captive princess as the emblem of the Sicilian Vespers – Beatrice of Swabia, niece of Frederick II (EP.2 Part 2)Beatrice of Swabia, daughter of King Manfredi and his second wife Helen of Epirus, spent her entire childhood and youth, like her brothers Enzo, Frederick, and Henry, in the grim prisons of Charles of Anjou before being freed by the Aragonese army sent by Peter III of Aragon to the Kingdom of Sicily to liberate it from French occupation.8 min
- A captive princess as the emblem of the Sicilian Vespers – Beatrice of Swabia, niece of Frederick II (EP.2 Part 1)Beatrice of Swabia, daughter of King Manfredi and his second wife Helen of Epirus, spent her entire childhood and youth, like her brothers Enzo, Frederick, and Henry, in the grim prisons of Charles of Anjou before being freed by the Aragonese army sent by Peter III of Aragon to the Kingdom of Sicily to liberate it from French occupation.17 min
- From the Wedding of Violante of Hohenstaufen to the Imprisonment of Corradello of Caserta (EP.1 Part 2)This episode recounts the tales of some of Frederick II's closest family members, whose fates were closely tied to Castel del Monte—especially when the fortress was repurposed as a prison under Charles of Anjou's rule.18 min
- From the Wedding of Violante of Hohenstaufen to the Imprisonment of Corradello of Caserta (EP.1 Part 1)This episode recounts the tales of some of Frederick II's closest family members, whose fates were closely tied to Castel del Monte—especially when the fortress was repurposed as a prison under Charles of Anjou's rule.16 min
About Seguire l'aquila
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Il podcast “Seguire l’aquila”, ideato da Katrin Ziegler, docente di Lingua e Letteratura tedesca, racconta alcuni avvenimenti di storia cosiddetta “minore”, accaduti in un’epoca compresa tra il ‘200…
Federiciano e il ‘300 Angioino. Mentre ormai la biografia di Federico II non nasconde quasi più segreti, poco sappiamo, invece, di certi uomini e, soprattutto, certe donne che erano legati allo Svevo per motivi familiari oppure politici, ma che, essendo stati di un rilievo storico minore, furono spesso dimenticati nel corso dei secoli.In dieci puntate il podcast, quindi, traccia le loro sorti, letteralmente invisibili, ma spesso straordinarie e, indubbiamente, non meno significative ed emozionanti rispetto alle biografie dei grandi protagonisti.