III. Early Statesmanship

Death of Otto—Dawn of national consciousness in

Germany—Knight and Monk—The Cistercians—

The Templars—The Teutonic Order: Hermann of

Salza—War with Denmark—The Golden Bull of

Rimini, 1226—Pope Honorius III—King Henry

elected King of the Romans—Diplomatic victory over

the Papacy—Coronation in Rome; ceremonial—

De resignandis privilegiis—The Sicilian barons—Diet

of Capua—Count of Molise—Deportation of people of

Celano—Remodelling of the Feudal System—

Architecture—Diet of Messina, 1221—Syracuse—

Measures against foreign trade—Creation of Sicilian fleet—

Saracen war—Lucera—University of Naples—

Crusading disasters; San Germano—Death of Constance

of Aragon, 1222—Marriage with Isabella of

Jerusalem, 1225—Birth of Conrad—Berard of Palermo

—Lombard League—Feud of Cremona and Milan

—Franciscans and Dominicans—Diet of Cremona

prevented by Lombards, 1226—Leonardo of Pisa—

St. Francis—Death of Honorius III—Gregory IX