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Die Macht hängt am seidenen Faden... Barbarossa wähnt sich im Zenit seiner Macht. Zum Kaiser gekrönt, von Königen hofiert, legt er sich sogar mit dem Papst an. Doch mit dem jungen Sohn von König Konrad wächst ein Rivale um den Thron heran, und reihenweise gehen Fürsten erneut in Opposition gegen seinen maßlosen Freund und Vetter Heinrich den Löwen. Vor allem aber braucht Friedrich dringend einen Erben - doch dieses Glück bleibt ihm und seiner...

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