Hohenstaufen

(hō′ən s̸hto̵u′fən)

noun

name of the ruling family of Germany (1138-1208; 1215-54) & of Sicily (1194-1268)

See Hohenstaufen in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Family of German rulers of the Holy Roman Empire (1138-1208 and 1215-1254). Hohenstaufens also reigned in Sicily (1194-1268).

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