Frederick II of Swabia – Stupor Mundi

Frederick II of Swabia – Stupor Mundi

Son of Henry IV and Costanza d’AltavillaThe “great Costanza”, mother of the great Federico II “Stupor Mundi”,
wonder of the world, the beginning of the Swabian dynasty.
He was born in the middle of a square, in a tent. Legendary and Mythic.
Emperor, king, revolutionary, innovator, innovative.
He came to the world, son, successor. Heir. Of Thrones and Crowns.
King of Sicily, of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. King of Rome.
Literate, energetic, vigorous, resolute. Patron. He speaks the languages.
Curious and rich and inexhaustible. He had notions of philosophy and mathematics, astrology and medicine. 
Singular. Well-educated. Rare. Warrior.
Lord of a fatuous Middle Age and dull, gloomy and sad, at times.
Crosses racial and religious prejudices in a grand gesture, that of peace.
Gesture of an era, sign, symptom, allusion and illusion.
He left his mark among the people all over the South, his land. Proud of the many beauties.
Expression of his people. Symbol. Metaphor.
Echo of his history.
Captured the world, with the simplicity, the ease and naturalness of the worksof his existence.  Extraordinary and Authentic.

 

 

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