SSR Ruler Frederick II when?
>BTFO of the previous Holy Roman Emperor so that he could seize the throne of the Holy Roman Empire
>Won numerous wars
>Won the Sixth Crusade and Jerusalem through diplomacy alone
>He enacted the "Liber Augustalis", which had huge influence on legal systems for centuries afterwards, at its heart it reigned in the power of the nobility, and centralized many aspects of governance.
>His "Sicilian School of Poetry" is regarded as the foundation of the Italian Renaissance.
>Was Excommunicated FOUR times by the pope because the Church felt threatened by him
>Was so competent, progressive, and intelligent that people called him the antichrist