Conrad IV

Timeline

1. 1250–1252Palermo · SicilyAfter Frederick II died in December 1250, Conrad IV traveled south from Germany to Italy, taking over Sicily and southern Italy as the lawful heir. Between 1250 and 1252 he appointed his half-brother Manfred as regent while he himself went north to deal with the German situation and papal pressure, attempting to hold both the Empire and Sicily at once.
2. 1252–1254Ravello · CampaniaAfter 1252 Conrad IV again went south, besieging papally supported towns and clashing with the forces of the returning Innocent IV. He died of malaria at Ravello on May 21, 1254, at only 26; the Hohenstaufen Empire nominally came to an end, and the succession to Sicily and southern Italy fell into fierce contest between Manfred and the papacy.