1184666 Germany: Holy Roman Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa (r.1155-1190) represented in a manuscript from 1188, Vatican Library; (add.info.: 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 1152. He became King of Italy in 1155 and was finally crowned Roman Emperor by Pope Adrian IV on 18 June 1155. 1189 Frederick embarked on the Third Crusade (1189092) in the Holy Lands); Pictures from History; out of copyright.