Society for Staufer History

Special stamp for the 800th birthday of Friedrich II.

The Society for Staufer History e. V. was founded on October 29, 1968, the 700th anniversary of the death of Staufer Konradin, as a historical association under the name of the Society of Friends of Staufer History . In 1984 it was converted into a registered association with its current name. It has around 500 members, mainly in Germany, but also in Austria, Italy, France, Belgium and Switzerland. The association is based in Göppingen , where the office is located in the Alten Kasten , a former grain store , at Schlossstrasse 14.

Since March 2012 Knut Görich , who holds the chair for the history of the Early and High Middle Ages at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich , has been president . His predecessor of many years, Wolfgang Stürner , was made an honorary member. Until April 2020 the managing director was Karl-Heinz Rueß , city archivist in Göppingen. His successor has local council of the city of Göppingen chosen the historian Dominik Sieber Gerd in September of 2019.

According to its statutes, the association has its tasks in promoting research, dissemination and imparting knowledge about the rule, time and afterlife of the Hohenstaufen as well as their European significance. These goals are pursued with the following activities:

• Lecture events, guided tours and study trips
• Symposium series "StauferGestalten" and the conference series "Göppinger Staufertage"
• Publication of the book series "Writings on Staufer History and Art" and the publication of research papers in this series
• Support of the activities of the city of Göppingen to keep the legacy of the Staufer period alive, especially in the area of ​​museum work and exhibition activities
• Support for research on the Hohenstaufen dynasty and their time
• Maintaining contacts to people, research institutions and associations at home and abroad and to the twin cities of Göppingen Foggia and Klosterneuburg who deal with the research and maintenance of Hohenstaufen history

In 1994, at the suggestion of the Staufer Society , the Deutsche Bundespost issued a special stamp for the 800th birthday of the Staufer Emperor Friedrich II .

A partnership with the Fondazione Federico II in Palermo has existed since 2000 . One element of the cooperation is the award of the Premio Federichino . This prize is awarded to personalities who have achieved remarkable things in the spirit of the Staufer Emperor Friedrich II.

Book series "Writings on Staufer History and Art"

• Volume 1: Karl Nothnagel : Staufer architecture in Gelnhausen and Worms. 1971.
• Volume 2: Göppingen Staufertage 10th to 12th October 1970. 1971.
• Volume 3: Self-confidence and politics of the Hohenstaufen. 1972.
• Volume 4: The portraits of the Hohenstaufen. 1977.
• Volume 5: The Hohenstaufen in Swabia and Europe. 1979.
• Volume 6: On the economic and social history of the Staufer period. 1980.
• Volume 7: On the history of the crusades in the Staufer period. 1983.
• Volume 8: Everyday Life in the Staufer Period. 1984.
• Volume 9: Babenberger and Staufer. 1987.
• Volume 10: Barbarossa and the Premonstratensians. 1989, ISBN 3-929776-03-0 .
• Volume 11: City in the Staufer Period. 1991, ISBN 3-929776-04-9 .
• Volume 12: Hohenstaufische Memories in Apulia. 1991, ISBN 3-87437-314-2 .
• Volume 13: Staufer Apulia. 1993, ISBN 3-929776-05-7 .
• Volume 14: Staufer Falzes. 1994, ISBN 3-929776-06-5 .
• Volume 15: The wonder of the world. 1996, ISBN 3-929776-07-3 .
• Volume 16: The Imperial Regalia. Signs of rule of the Holy Roman Empire. 1997, ISBN 3-929776-08-1 .
• Volume 17: Emperor Heinrich VI. A medieval ruler and his time. 1998, ISBN 3-929776-09-X .
• Volume 18: Travel and Pilgrimage in the High Middle Ages. 1999, ISBN 3-929776-10-3 .
• Volume 19: The Hohenstaufen. 2000, ISBN 3-929776-11-1 .
• Volume 20: Heinrich (VII.) From Staufer. A king in the shadow of his imperial father. 2001, ISBN 3-929776-12-X .
• Volume 21: Arnold Esch : Friedrich II. - converter of the world? 2001, ISBN 3-929776-13-8 .
• Volume 22: Germany and Italy during the Staufer period. 2002, ISBN 3-929776-14-6 .
• Volume 23: The German Order in Europe. 2004, ISBN 3-929776-15-4 .
• Volume 24: Everyday Life in the Middle Ages. 2005, ISBN 3-929776-17-0 .
• Volume 25: Women of the Hohenstaufen. 2006, ISBN 3-929776-16-2 .
• Volume 26: Friedrich I. (1079-1105). The first Staufer Duke of Swabia. 2007, ISBN 978-3-929776-18-8 .
• Volume 27: Philipp of Swabia. A Staufer in battle and the rule of kings. 2008, ISBN 978-3-929776-19-5 .
• Volume 28: Friedrich Barbarossa and his court. 2009, ISBN 978-3-929776-20-1 .
• Volume 29: Staufer Time - Time of the Crusades. 2011, ISBN 978-3-929776-21-8 .
• Volume 30: Konrad III. (1138-1152). Ruler and empire. 2011, ISBN 978-3-929776-22-5 .
• Volume 31: From Palermo to Kyffhäuser: Staufer places of remembrance and Staufer myth. 2012, ISBN 978-3-929776-23-2 .
• Volume 32: Konrad IV. (1228–1254) - Germany's last Staufer king. 2012, ISBN 978-3-929776-24-9 .
• Volume 33: The Hohenstaufen and Byzantines. 2014, ISBN 978-3-929776-25-6 .
• Volume 34: Manfred - King of Sicily (1258–1266). 2015, ISBN 978-3-929776-26-3 .
• Volume 35: The Hohenstaufen and Northern Germany. 2016, ISBN 978-3-929776-27-0
• Volume 36: Friedrich Barbarossa. 2017, ISBN 978-3-929776-28-7
• Volume 37: Konradin (1252–1268) - the last Staufer. 2018, ISBN 978-3-929776-29-4
• Volume 38: Popes in the Hohenstaufen era. 2020, ISBN 978-3-929776-31-7

Web links

• Literature by and about the Society for Staufer History in the catalog of the German National Library
• Website of the Society for Staufer History eV

Individual evidence

1. ^ Website of the Society for Staufer History
2. ↑ Membership circular of July 24, 2020.
3. ^ Statutes of the Society for Staufer History
4. ^ Arnold Esch: Friedrich II. - converter of the world? Göppingen 2001, p. 39.