Henry VI Hohenstauffen Holy Roman Emperor 
Henry VI Hohenstauffen was born in 1165 in Stauffen Castle, Germany. Henry VI Hohenstauffen's father was Frederick I "Barbarossa" Holy Roman Emperor and his mother was Beatrix De Macon. His paternal grandparents were Duke of Swabia Frederick II Von Hohenstaufen Duke of Swabia and Judith of Bavaria; his maternal grandparents were Count of Burgundy Reynaud III De Macon Count of Burgundy and Agatha Princess De Lorraine. He had two brothers and a sister, named Otto I, Phillip II and Beatrix Of The. He was the oldest of the four children. He died at the age of 32 on September 28th, 1197 in Messina.General Notes
Henry VI of the House of Hohenstaufen, succeeded his father, Frederick I the Barbarossa as Emperor of Germany in 1190. Henry VI ruled until 1197, and was succeeded by his brother, Philip of Swabia. Frederick I the Barbarosa, had himself crowned at Holy Roman Emperor in 1186 at Milan, and at the same time crowned his son Henry as Ceasar, a deliberate revival of the old Roman title. At the same time he crowned Henry's wife, Constance as Queen of the Germans.
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