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Conrad II (February/March 1172 – 15 August 1196), was Duke of Rothenburg (1188–1191) and Swabia from 1191 until his death. He was the fifth son of Frederick I Barbarossa and Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy .
- 20 January 1191 – 15 August 1196
- House of Hohenstaufen
In 1016 Conrad married the twice-widowed duchess Gisela of Swabia, daughter of Duke Herman II of Swabia who, in 1002, had unsuccessfully claimed the German throne upon Emperor Otto III's death, and had lost the election to Emperor Henry II. Gisela had first been married to Count Bruno I of Brunswick the same year.
Duke of Swabia. The Dukes of Swabia were the rulers of the Duchy of Swabia during the Middle Ages. Swabia was one of the five stem duchies of the medieval German kingdom, and its dukes were thus among the most powerful magnates of Germany. The most notable family to rule Swabia was the Hohenstaufen family, who held it, with a brief interruption ...
NameBirthMarriage (s)DeathFrederick I 1079–11051050 son of Frederick of Büren and ...Agnes of Germany 1089 11 children21 July 1105 aged 54 or 55Frederick II the One-Eyed 1105–11471090 son of Frederick I and Agnes of ...Judith of Bavaria 1121 2 children Agnes ...6 April 1147 aged 56 or 57Frederick III Barbarossa 1147–11521122 son of Frederick II and Judith of ...Adelheid of Vohburg 2 March 1147 Eger no ...10 June 1190 aged 67 or 68Frederick IV 1152–11671145 son of Conrad III of Germany and ...Gertrude of Bavaria 1166 no children19 August 1167 Rome aged 21 or 22Conrad married Gisela of Swabia, a twice widowed duchess, in 1016. Gisela was the daughter of Duke Herman II of Swabia who, in 1002, unsuccessfully claimed the German throne following Emperor Otto III's death, losing the election to Emperor Henry II. Gisela was first married to Count Bruno I of Brunswick the same year.
Conrad II (born c. 990—died June 4, 1039, Utrecht, Ger., Holy Roman Empire) was a German king (1024–39) and Holy Roman emperor (1027–39), founder of the Salian dynasty. During his reign, he proved that the German monarchy had become a viable institution. Since the survival of the monarchy was no longer primarily dependent on a compact ...
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Nov 30, 2023 · The Basilica of Aquileia (northern Italy) contains an apse fresco (c. 1031) showing emperor Conrad II, his wife Gisela of Swabia and Patriarch Poppone of Aquileia. Ancestors of Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor. 16. Werner V, Count of the Nahegau 8. Conrad, Duke of Lorraine 17. Hicha of Swabia 4. Otto I, Duke of Carinthia 18. Otto I, Holy Roman ...
CONRAD II. (c. 990-1039), Roman emperor, founder of the Franconian or Salian dynasty, was a son of Henry, count of Spires, grandson of Otto I., duke of Carinthia, and through his great-grandmother Liutgarde, wife of Conrad the Red, duke of Lorraine, a descendant of the emperor Otto the Great.
