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Conrad (c. 922 – 10 August 955), called the Red (German: Konrad der Rote), was Duke of Lorraine from 944 until 953. He became the progenitor of the Imperial Salian dynasty. Life. He was the son of Werner V (died about 935), a Franconian count in the Nahegau, Speyergau, and Wormsgau territories on the Upper Rhine.
Apr 27, 2022 · Conrad was the great-grandfather of Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor. Conrad the Red (German: Konrad der Rote; c. 922 – 10 August 955) was a Duke of Lorraine from the Salian dynasty. He was the son of Werner V, Count of the Nahegau, Speyergau, and Wormsgau. His mother was a sister of Conrad I of Germany.
- Liutgarde da Germania
- circa 922
- "the Wise", "the Red"
- Speyer Pfalz Baveria
Reginar (910–915) Gilbert (915–939) Henry (939–940) Otto (942–944) Conrad (944–953) Bruno, Archbishop of Cologne (953–965) In 959, Lorraine was divided into two districts, Lower and Upper Lorraine, each governed by a margrave, under Bruno. Upon Bruno's death in 965, these two margraves were recognised as dukes of Lower and Upper ...
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Conrad (died Aug. 10, 955, near Augsburg, Ger.) was the duke of Lotharingia (Lorraine) from 944 to 953 and ancestor of the Salian dynasty of German kings. Conrad belonged to a family of Franconian counts with rich lands in the country around Speyer and Worms. After helping King (later Emperor) Otto I suppress a rebellion of his vassals (937 ...
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House of Lorraine. 1867 – Maximilian I executed by Liberal republicans. The House of Lorraine (German: Haus Lothringen) originated as a cadet branch of the House of Metz. It inherited the Duchy of Lorraine in 1473 after the death without a male heir of Nicholas I, Duke of Lorraine.
Conrad the Red. Conrad the Red, d. 955, duke of Lotharingia (Lorraine; 944–53). A Franconian adherent of the German king Otto I (later Holy Roman emperor), he was made duke of Lotharingia and married Otto's daughter Liutgard. He accompanied (951) his father-in-law to Italy against Berengar II.
CONRAD (d. 955), surnamed the "Red," duke of Lorraine, was a son of a Franconian count named Werner, who had possessions on both banks of the Rhine. He rendered valuable assistance to the German king Otto, afterwards the emperor Otto the Great, and in 944 was made duke of Lorraine.
