Conrad of Germany 1 2
General Notes: Duke of Lower Lorraine (1076-89), eldest son of the emperor Henry IV, who had him crowned king of the Germans in 1087 in an attempt to confirm the imperial succession in the Salian line. During Henry's struggles with the papacy, however, Conrad turned against his father, joined the papal party, and was crowned king of Italy (1093). In return for fealty, Pope Urban II promised him the imperial crown (1095). Conrad never succeeded in developing a sizable following, was deposed by his father in favour of his brother Henry V (1099), and died two years later, discredited as a rebel son. Noted events in his life were: • He was employed. Holy Roman Emperor Conrad married Constance of Sicily, daughter of Roger I of Sicily and Adelaide del Vasto, in 1095. |
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Brian C. Tompsett, Directory of Royal Genealogical (Datahttp://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html
Brian Tompsett
Department of Computer Science
University of Hull
Hull, UK, HU6 7RX
B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk).
2 Encyclopædia Britannica Online, "Conrad".
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