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  2. Conrad I (German: Konrad; c. 881 – 23 December 918), called the Younger, was the king of East Francia from 911 to 918. He was the first king not of the Carolingian dynasty , the first to be elected by the nobility and the first to be anointed . [1]

  3. Conrad I (died Dec. 23, 918) was a German king from 911 to 918 and a member of the powerful Franconian dynasty known as the Conradines. Duke of Franconia, Conrad was elected German king on Nov. 10, 911, at Forchheim, after the death of Louis the Child, the last of the East Frankish Carolingians.

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  4. Apr 26, 2022 · Age 72. Death of Conrad I, duke of Swabia at Elsass, Germany... Elsass, Germany / Alsace, France. Genealogy for Conrad (c.925 - 997) family tree on Geni, with over 255 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.

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    Sep 24, 2023 · 911 Nov 10 - 918 Dec 23. Conrad I. Germany. The east Frankish king passes away in 911 without a male successor. Charles III, the monarch of the west Frankish realm, is the sole heir apparent to the Carolingian dynasty. The eastern Franks and the Saxons chose the duke of Franconia, Conrad, as their king.

  6. 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.

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  7. Conrad I was quite unequal to the situation in Germany. According to the beliefs of contemporaries, his failure meant that his house was luckless and lacked the prosperity-bringing virtues that belonged to true kingship. He also had no heir.

  8. Conrad I, d. 918, German king (911–18). As duke of Franconia he distinguished himself by military exploits and in 911 was elected successor to Louis the Child by the Franconian, Saxon, Bavarian, and Swabian lords. Although supported by the bishops, he was unable to maintain strong central government.

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