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Conrad (12 February 107427 July 1101 was the second son of Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV. As such he was King of Germany from 1087 to 1098 and also King of Italy from 1093 to 1098. February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Events Births February 12 - Conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search Events A second wave of crusaders arrives in the newly established Kingdom of Jerusalem, after being heavily defeated by Kilij Arslan I at Heraclia. ... The Holy Roman Emperor was, with some variation, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of modern Germany, during its existence from the 10th century until its collapse in 1806. ... HEINRIC·IMP[ERATOR], Emperor Henry Henry IV (November 11, 1050 – August 7, 1106) was King of Germany from 1056 and Emperor from 1084, until his abdication in 1105. ... The following list of German Kings and Emperors is one of several Wikipedia lists of incumbents. ... Events May 9 - The remains of Saint Nicholas were brought to Bari. ... Jump to: navigation, search Events First Crusade: end of the siege of Antioch. ... King of Italy is a title adopted by many rulers after the fall of the Roman Empire. ... Events Donald III of Scotland comes to the throne of Scotland. ... Jump to: navigation, search Events First Crusade: end of the siege of Antioch. ...


Conrad was born in Hersfeld abbey in 1074 to Henry IV and Bertha of Turine. His elder brother Henry had been born and died in August 1071. As his father's heir, he was appointed duke of Lower Lorraine and Margrave of Turine in 1076, at the age of two. In the same year he accompanied his father on his way to Canossa. Conrad was given to the care of Thedald, Archbishop of Milan and stayed in Italy. In 1087 he was elected King of Germany and was crowned on 30 May in Aachen, which officially made him his father's heir. Bad Hersfeld is a spa town in the north-eastern region of Hessen in Germany. ... Jump to: navigation, search Events Births February 12 - Conrad, King of Germany and Italy (d. ... Events Byzantine Empire loses Battle of Manzikert to Turkish army under Alp Arslan. ... The Duchy of Lower Lorraine encompassed part of modern-day Belgium and the Netherlands. ... Events All year - People fucked each other ALOT! February 14 - Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor. ... Canossa is a former castle of Matilda, Countess of Tuscany, situated in the foothills of the Apennines, in the province of Reggio Emilia and about eighteen miles from Parma. ... The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy. ... Events May 9 - The remains of Saint Nicholas were brought to Bari. ... Jump to: navigation, search May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... Map of Germany showing Aachen Aachen (French Aix-la-Chapelle, Dutch Aken, Latin Aquisgranum, Ripuarian Oche) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the border with Belgium and the Netherlands, 65 km to the west of Cologne, and the westernmost city in Germany, at 50°46′ N 6...


Under the influence of Countess Matilda of Tuscany, Conrad in 1093 joined the papal camp and thus turned against his father. In the same year, he was crowned King of Italy in Milan. In 1095, shortly after the Council of Piacenza, he swore an oath of loyalty to Pope Urban II in Cremona and also seved as the Pope's "Strator", leading the Pope's horse as a symbolic gesture of humility called service. In turn, Urban promised Conrad the Imperial crown. In the same year, the Pope arranged a marriage of Conrad to Constance, daughter of Count Roger I of Sicily. Matilda of Tuscany from (1115) Matilda, countess of Tuscany (1046 – July 24, 1115), was the principal Italian supporter of Pope Gregory VII during the investiture controversy, and is one of the few medieval women to be remembered for her military accomplishments. ... Events Donald III of Scotland comes to the throne of Scotland. ... Location within Italy Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed region in Italy. ... Events The county of Portugal is established for the second time. ... The Council of Piacenza was a mixed synod of ecclesiastics and laymen of the Roman Catholic Church, which took place from March 1 to March 5, 1095, at Piacenza. ... Jump to: navigation, search Urban II, né Otho of Lagery (or Otto or Odo) (1042 - July 29, 1099), was a pope from 1088 to July 29, 1099. ... Cremona, cathedral Cremona (45°08′ N 10°01′ E) is a city in Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left shore of Po river in the middle of Pianura padana (Po valley). ... Roger I (1031-1101), ruler of Sicily, was the youngest son of Tancred of Hauteville. ...


His father reacted at the diet of Mainz in April 1098 by deposing Conrad and designating his younger son Henry as succesor. After this, Conrad could hardly influence the political events in Italy and in 1101 he died at the age of 27 in Florence. He was buried in the cathedral Santa Reparata, which later was superseded by the cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore. Jump to: navigation, search Events First Crusade: end of the siege of Antioch. ... Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, (1081 - May 23, 1125) was the fourth and last ruler of the Salian dynasty. ... Jump to: navigation, search Events A second wave of crusaders arrives in the newly established Kingdom of Jerusalem, after being heavily defeated by Kilij Arslan I at Heraclia. ... Jump to: navigation, search Founded 59 BC as Florentia Region Tuscany Mayor Leonardo Domenici (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  102 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 356,000 almost 500,000 3,453/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 43°47 N 11°15 E... Santa Maria del Fiore Santa Maria del Fiore (also known as the Duomo) is Florences cathedral, noted for its distinctive dome. ...


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CONRAD (d. 955) - Online Information article about CONRAD (d. 955) (813 words)
KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
Conrad remained behind as his representative and signed a treaty with Berengar IL, king of Italy, which brought about an estrangement between the German king and himself.
Conrad is greatly lauded for his valour by contemporary writers, and the historian See also:
Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (958 words)
He was elected king in 1024 and crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire on March 26, 1027, the first emperor of the Salian Dynasty.
Henry, count of Speyer, the father of Conrad II was a grandson of Luitgard, a daughter of Emperor Otto I who had married the Salian Duke Conrad the Red of Lorraine.
Conrad himself returned safely and held several important courts in Solothurn, Strasbourg and in Goslar.
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