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Apr 21, 2024 · Conrad IV (born April 25, 1228, Andria, Italy—died May 21, 1254, Lavello) was the German king from 1237 and king of Sicily from 1251. The son of Emperor Frederick II and his second wife, Isabella (Yolande) de Brienne, Conrad was heir to the Kingdom of Jerusalem through his mother; he was also invested by his father as duke of Swabia in 1235 ...
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May 3, 2021 · Deutsch: Konrad IV. war deutscher König von 1237 bis 1254. English: Conrad IV was German King between 1237 and 1254. Deutsch: Portrait Konrad IV. English: portrait image of Conrad IV. Deutsch: Siegel Konrads IV. English: Seal of Conrad IV. Categories: Conrad IV of Germany. Gallery pages about history.
Conrad, a member of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was the only son of Emperor Frederick II from his second marriage with Queen Isabella II of Jerusalem. He inherited the title of King of Jerusalem upon the death of his mother in childbed. Appointed Duke of Swabia in 1235, his father had him elected King of Germany and crowned King of Italy in 1237. After the emperor was deposed and died in 1250 ...
Conrad, called the Younger or the Boy, but usually known by the diminutive Conradin, was the Duke of Swabia (1254–1268, as Conrad IV), King of Jerusalem (1254–1268, as Conrad III), and King of Sicily (1254–1258, de jure until 1268, as Conrad II). Conradin was born in Wolfstein, Bavaria, to Conrad IV of Germany and Elisabeth of Wittelsbach.
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When the last male member of the Salian dynasty, Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, died without an heir there was controversy about the succession. Frederick and Conrad, the two current male Staufens, were grandsons of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor and nephews of Henry V. After the death of the intervening king and emperor Lothair II, in 1137, Conrad, th...
The reign of Frederick I was marked by rivalry with the papacy. Pope Eugene III refused to confirm his election as Holy Roman Emperor until he swore that he would not make peace with any enemies of the church. He was eventually crowned Emperor by Pope Adrian IV. After the death of Pope Alexander III, he supported the anti-Pope, Victor IV. Alexander...
Holy Roman Emperors and Kings of Germany
1. Conrad III, king 1138-1152 2. Frederick I Barbarossa, king 1152-1190, Emperor after 1155 3. Henry VI, king 1190-1197, Emperor after 1191 4. Philip of Swabia, king 1198-1208 5. Frederick II, king 1208-1250, Emperor after 1220 6. Henry (VII), king 1220-1235 (under his father Frederick II) 7. Conrad IV, king 1237-1254 (until 1250 under his father Frederick II) Like the first ruling Hohenstaufen, Conrad III, also the last one, Conrad IV, was never crowned emperor. After a 20 year period (Inter...
Kings of Sicily
Note: Some of the following kings are already listed above as German Kings 1. Henry VI 1194-1197 2. Frederick 1198-1250 2.1. Henry (VII) 1212–1217 (nominal king under his father) 3. Conrad 1250-1254 4. (Conradin 1254-1258/1268) 5. Manfred 1258-1266
Dukes of Swabia
Note: Some of the following dukes are already listed above as German Kings 1. Frederick I, Duke of Swabia (Friedrich)(r. 1079-1105) 2. Frederick II, Duke of Swabia (r. 1105-1147) 3. Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (Frederick III of Swabia)(r. 1147-1152) King in 1152 and Holy Roman Emperor in 1155 4. Frederick IV, Duke of Swabia (r. 1152-1167) 5. Frederick V, Duke of Swabia (r. 1167-1170) 6. Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (r. 1170-1191) 7. Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (r. 1191-1196) 8. Philip of Sw...
Balzani, Ugo. The Popes and the Hohenstaufen.London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1909Hampe, Karl. Germany Under the Salian and Hohenstaufen Emperors. Totowa, NJ: Rowman and Littlefield, 1974. ISBN 9780874711738Van Cleve, Thomas Curtis. The Emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, immutator mundi. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972. ISBN 9780198225133Conrad IV of Germany is the 1,180th most popular politician (up from 1,282nd in 2019), the 487th most popular biography from Italy (up from 522nd in 2019) and the 74th most popular Italian Politician. Conrad IV of Germany is most famous for being a Holy Roman Emperor, and the last of the House of Hohenstaufen.
May 18, 2018 · Conrad IV. Conrad IV (1228–54) German king (1237–54) and King of Sicily and Jerusalem (1250–54). Son of Frederick II, he was elected German king (Emperor-elect, 1237). When Pope Innocent IV deposed Frederick in 1245 and named an anti-king to replace Conrad in 1246, Germany plunged into war. Conrad inherited Sicily and Jerusalem upon ...
