Conrad II / III – Duke of Lower Lorraine, King of Germany and King of Italy
He was the second son of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Bertha of Savoy, and the eldest son to reach adulthood. He was born at Hersfeld Abbey, baptized three days later. Conrad would accompany his father at the age of three and travel between counties most his life. Conrad was crowned king in Aachen on May 30th, fought for his titles and territories against neighboring kingdoms as well as his own father through the complicated politics and power struggles of the time. He married Maximilla, the daughter of Count Roger I of Sicily in 1095 at Pisa. Three years later his father had him officially deposed and replaced Conrad with his younger brother, Henry V. Conrad died of a fever at the age of twenty-eight amidst reports of poisoning. There were reports of miracles occurring at his funeral when he was buried in Florence. Despite the life long friction with his father, Conrad would not tolerate slander spoken against him.
Bio by Anne Stevens
He was the second son of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Bertha of Savoy, and the eldest son to reach adulthood. He was born at Hersfeld Abbey, baptized three days later. Conrad would accompany his father at the age of three and travel between counties most his life. Conrad was crowned king in Aachen on May 30th, fought for his titles and territories against neighboring kingdoms as well as his own father through the complicated politics and power struggles of the time. He married Maximilla, the daughter of Count Roger I of Sicily in 1095 at Pisa. Three years later his father had him officially deposed and replaced Conrad with his younger brother, Henry V. Conrad died of a fever at the age of twenty-eight amidst reports of poisoning. There were reports of miracles occurring at his funeral when he was buried in Florence. Despite the life long friction with his father, Conrad would not tolerate slander spoken against him.
Bio by Anne Stevens
Conrad II / III – Duke of Lower Lorraine, King of Germany and King of Italy
He was the second son of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Bertha of Savoy, and the eldest son to reach adulthood. He was born at Hersfeld Abbey, baptized three days later. Conrad would accompany his father at the age of three and travel between counties most his life. Conrad was crowned king in Aachen on May 30th, fought for his titles and territories against neighboring kingdoms as well as his own father through the complicated politics and power struggles of the time. He married Maximilla, the daughter of Count Roger I of Sicily in 1095 at Pisa. Three years later his father had him officially deposed and replaced Conrad with his younger brother, Henry V. Conrad died of a fever at the age of twenty-eight amidst reports of poisoning. There were reports of miracles occurring at his funeral when he was buried in Florence. Despite the life long friction with his father, Conrad would not tolerate slander spoken against him.
Bio by Anne Stevens
He was the second son of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Bertha of Savoy, and the eldest son to reach adulthood. He was born at Hersfeld Abbey, baptized three days later. Conrad would accompany his father at the age of three and travel between counties most his life. Conrad was crowned king in Aachen on May 30th, fought for his titles and territories against neighboring kingdoms as well as his own father through the complicated politics and power struggles of the time. He married Maximilla, the daughter of Count Roger I of Sicily in 1095 at Pisa. Three years later his father had him officially deposed and replaced Conrad with his younger brother, Henry V. Conrad died of a fever at the age of twenty-eight amidst reports of poisoning. There were reports of miracles occurring at his funeral when he was buried in Florence. Despite the life long friction with his father, Conrad would not tolerate slander spoken against him.
Bio by Anne Stevens
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