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Conrad III (German: Konrad; Italian: Corrado; 1093 or 1094 – 15 February 1152) of the Hohenstaufen dynasty was from 1116 to 1120 Duke of Franconia, from 1127 to 1135 anti-king of his predecessor Lothair III, and from 1138 until his death in 1152 King of the Romans in the Holy Roman Empire.
Conrad III (born 1093—died Feb. 15, 1152, Bamberg, Ger., Holy Roman Empire) was the German king from 1138 to 1152, the first king of the Hohenstaufen family. The son of Frederick I, duke of Swabia, and grandson of Emperor Henry IV, Conrad was appointed duke of Franconia by his uncle, Emperor Henry V, in 1115.
Conrad III ( German: Konrad; Italian: Corrado; 1093 or 1094 – 15 February 1152) of the Hohenstaufen dynasty was from 1116 to 1120 Duke of Franconia, from 1127 to 1135 anti-king of his predecessor Lothair III, and from 1138 until his death in 1152 King of the Romans in the Holy Roman Empire.
King of Germany. Origin. Aachen. Expedition Date/s. 1124. Biography. Among crusades scholars, Conrad III, king of Germany (r. 1138 to 1152), is best known as a leader of the Second Crusade. However, in 1124 - more than two decades earlier - he set out for Jerusalem of his own accord. His motivations for doing so are not clear.
views 2,453,979 updated. Conrad III, c.1093–1152, German king (1138–52), son of Frederick, duke of Swabia, and Agnes, daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV; first of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. He joined his brother Frederick, who had been defeated in the imperial election of 1125 by Lothair of Saxony (Holy Roman Emperor Lothair II ), in ...
The Second Crusade was announced by Pope Eugene III, and was the first of the crusades to be led by European kings, namely Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany, with help from a number of other European nobles. The armies of the two kings marched separately across Europe.
Apr 22, 2024 · Any historian seeking to understand the experiences, progress, and route of the German contingent on the Second Crusade, led by Conrad III of Germany, faces one inescapable problem: a detailed part...
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