Philip of Swabia (German: Philipp von Schwaben; August 1177 – 21 June 1208) was of the House of Hohenstaufen. He was elector Bishop of Würzburg in 1190 and 1191 (also Duke of the Franks), Margrave of Tuszia (Tuscany) from 1195 to 1197, Duke of Swabia from 1196 to 1208 and King of the Germans from 1198 to 1208. He was the first King of the Germans to be assassinated.
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