Barbarossa n 1: Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190) [syn: {Frederick I}, {Frederick Barbarossa}, {Barbarossa}] 2: Barbary pirate (died in 1546) [syn: {Barbarossa}, {Khayr ad- Din}]
BARBAROSSA Kaiser, the only emperor of Germany who ever went to sleep.