Princely brothers and sisters: the sibling bond in German politics, 1100-1250

Introduction1. The Origins of Twelfth-Century Princely Lineages2. Forging the Bonds between Siblings: Succession, Inheritance, and Church Careers3. Baby Boomers: The First Generation of the Staufen Upper Aristocracy4. Frederick Barbarossa and Henry the Lion: Cousins in an Age of Brothers5. Cooperation, Conflict, and the Rise of a New Generation, ca. 1180-12106. From Bamberg to Budapest: Four Brothers and Four Sisters in the Early Thirteenth Century7. The Uncertain Future of Lineages: Siblings during the Reign of Frederick IIConclusionAppendix: Genealogical Charts The Andechs lineage The Ascanian lineage The Babenberg lineage The Ludowing lineage The Staufen lineage The Welf lineage The Wettin lineage (part 1) The Wettin lineage (part 2) The Wittelsbach lineage The Zahringen lineageWorks Cited Index