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Encyclopedia > Conrad II, Duke of Swabia

Conrad II of Hohenstaufen (1173 – August 15, 1196) was duke of Swabia from 1191 to his death and Duke of Rothenburg (1188-1191). He was the fifth son of Frederick III Barbarossa and Beatrice, Countess of Burgundy and brother of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor. Conrad married queen Berenguela of Castile. He was murdered in Durlach in 1196. Hohenstaufen was a dynasty of Kings of Germany, many of whom were also crowned Holy Roman Emperor and Dukes of Swabia. ... Events Canonization of Saint Thomas a Becket, buried at Canterbury August 9th - Construction starts on the Leaning tower of Pisa Castle at Abergavenny was seized by the Welsh. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... Events Spring, London, popular uprising of the poor against the rich led by William Fitz Osbern. ... The following is a list of Dukes of Swabia, including the several holders of the title who were also Holy Roman Emperors. ... Events May 12 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. ... Frederick in a 13th century Chronicle Frederick I Hohenstaufen (1122 – June 10, 1190), also known as Frederick Barbarossa (Frederick Redbeard) was elected king of Germany on March 4, 1152 and was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on June 18, 1155. ... Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (November 1165 - September 28, 1197) was king of Germany 1190-1197, and Holy Roman Emperor 1191-1197. ... Berenguela (or Berengaria) ( 1180- November 8, 1246), was briefly queen of Castile and León. ... Durlach is a borough of Karlsruhe. ...


See also: Dukes of Swabia family tree This is a Family tree of the Dukes of Swabia, from 1012 to the end of the Hohenstaufen dominion over the duchy in 1268. ...



Preceded by:
Frederick VI		 Duke of Swabia
1191–1196		 Succeeded by:
Philip


Frederick VI of Hohenstaufen (1167 – March 20, 1191) was duke of Swabia from 1170 to his death. ... The following is a list of Dukes of Swabia, including the several holders of the title who were also Holy Roman Emperors. ... Events May 12 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. ... Events Spring, London, popular uprising of the poor against the rich led by William Fitz Osbern. ... Philip of Swabia (1177-1208), German king and duke of Swabia, the rival of the emperor Otto IV, was the fifth and youngest son of the emperor Frederick I and Beatrix, daughter of Renaud III, count of Burgundy, and consequently brother of the emperor Henry VI. He entered the church...


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Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (1246 words)
As son of Duke Frederick II of Swabia and Judith of Bavaria, from the rival House of Guelph, Frederick descended from Germany's two principal families, making him an acceptable choice for the Empire's princely electors as heir to the Imperial crown.
In 1147 Frederick became duke of Swabia and shortly afterwards made his first trip to the East, accompanied his uncle, the German king Conrad III on the Second Crusade.
Bavaria was transferred from Henry II Jasomirgott, margrave of Austria, who became duke of Austria in compensation, to Henry the Lion, duke of Saxony.
Conrad II, Duke of Swabia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (209 words)
Conrad II (German: Konrad II von Hohenstaufen) (February/March 1173 – August 15, 1196) was duke of Swabia from 1191 to his death and Duke of Rothenburg (1188-1191).
Conrad was murdered in Durlach in 1196, allegedly by the husband of a woman he had raped.
Another story says that Conrad was bitten in the eye by a virgin he was attempting to rape, and that he died of the resulting infection.
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