He was a son of Margrave Dedi III and his wife, Matilda of Heinsberg, the heiress of Sommerschenburg.
In 1196, Conrad travelled via italy to the Holy Land to participate in the Crusade of Emperor Henry VI. In 1198, he returned home, again via Italy. In 1207, he organized a Landtag at Delitzsch Castle.
He married Elisabeth of Poland, who was a daughter of Mieszko III the Old, the High Duke of Poland. Conrad and Elizabeth had three children together:
Conrad (documnted as alive in 1207; died before 6 May 1210)
Matilda (died in 1255 in Salzwedel, buried in Lehnin Abbey), married in August 1205 to Margrave Albert II of Brandenburg (d. 25 February 1220)
Agnes (d. 1266), founder of Wienhausen Abbey and buried there; married in 1211 to Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine (d. 28 April 1277)
He was a son of Margrave Dedi III and his wife, Matilda of Heinsberg, the heiress of Sommerschenburg.
In 1196, Conrad travelled via italy to the Holy Land to participate in the Crusade of Emperor Henry VI. In 1198, he returned home, again via Italy. In 1207, he organized a Landtag at Delitzsch Castle.
He married Elisabeth of Poland, who was a daughter of Mieszko III the Old, the High Duke of Poland. Conrad and Elizabeth had three children together:
Conrad (documnted as alive in 1207; died before 6 May 1210)
Matilda (died in 1255 in Salzwedel, buried in Lehnin Abbey), married in August 1205 to Margrave Albert II of Brandenburg (d. 25 February 1220)
Agnes (d. 1266), founder of Wienhausen Abbey and buried there; married in 1211 to Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine (d. 28 April 1277)
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