Frederick I Barbarossa(1122 – 10 June 1190)
was a German Holy Roman Emperor.
He was elected King of Germany
at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152
and crowned in Aachen on 9 March
as King of Italy in Pavia in 1155,
and finally crowned
Roman Emperor by Pope Adrian IV, on 18 June 1155.
In the above picture we see the Venetian ambassadors who presented their credentials to the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa ( 1122 1190 ) bearing the seal of Pope Alexander III ( 1159 1181 ) Thumbnail of the manuscript ( code Correr 381 , I , 1479 , c . 27r ) Venice , Museo Correr
who is the red headed African? He looks like an Irishmen, especially in the facial features. There was a time when having red hair was considered indicative of possessing African ancestry, but that is something long forgotten. It reminds me further of the ancestry and mystery surrounding the original Irish and how much of a hot topic that seems to be when ever you post on it. Our genes rest in all mankind.