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Conrad III of Germany

Type Figure Region Holy Roman Empire Time 1093–1152 Also known as King of Germany Conrad III

Conrad III (1093–1152), a member of the Hohenstaufen family, was Duke of Franconia from 1116.…

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  1. 1121–1125Bamberg · FranconiaConrad III succeeded his uncle as Duke of Franconia, dividing the Hohenstaufen north–south lands with his brother Frederick II. In the early 1120s he consolidated the family's base in Franconia and attended imperial princely assemblies, building strength for the succession struggle after the death of Henry V.
  2. 1125–1127Mainz · Rhineland-PalatinateAt the Mainz election of 1125 Conrad III fully supported his brother Frederick II; although the Hohenstaufen lost, they refused to recognize Lothair III as fully legitimate. Between 1125 and 1127 Conrad organized resistance in Franconia and around Nuremberg, and watched the changes in the ducal title of Franconia after the assassination of Charles of Flanders.
  3. 1128–1130Nuremberg · FranconiaBetween 1128 and 1130 Conrad III and his brother Frederick II maintained a semi-independent position in the Swabia–Franconia corridor, resisting Lothair III's integration of the southern princes. Conflict between the Hohenstaufen and the Welfs (Henry X of Bavaria) intensified, shaping the divided imperial confrontation of the 1130s.

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