Preloader
Seguire l'Aquila
“Don Enrique of Castile – an adventurous prince in service of the last Hohenstaufen”

EPISODE 4 - Part 1

“Don Enrique of Castile – an adventurous prince in service of the last Hohenstaufen”

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.

“Don Enrique of Castile – an adventurous prince in service of the last Hohenstaufen”

EPISODE 4 - Part 2

“Don Enrique of Castile – an adventurous prince in service of the last Hohenstaufen”

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.

The witness – Frederick of Antioch, son of Frederick II, and the end of Pier delle Vigne

EPISODE 5 - Part 1

The witness – Frederick of Antioch, son of Frederick II, and the end of Pier delle Vigne

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.

The witness – Frederick of Antioch, son of Frederick II, and the end of Pier delle Vigne

EPISODE 5 - Part 2

The witness – Frederick of Antioch, son of Frederick II, and the end of Pier delle Vigne

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.