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Conradin

Type Figure Region Germany Time 1252–1268 Also known as Conradin, son of Conrad IV、Last Hohenstaufen

Conradin (1252–1268) was the son of Holy Roman Emperor Conrad IV, grandson of Frederick II, and last Hohenstaufen heir;…

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  1. 1252–1258Worms · Rhineland-PalatinateAfter his father Conrad IV died in 1254, Conradin, aged only two, was acclaimed King of Sicily. Real power lay with his uncle Manfred, while he was educated in Germany, becoming a symbol of dynastic legitimacy.
  2. 1266–1268Southern Italy · Southern ItalyAfter Manfred fell in battle in 1266, Conradin led an army south from Germany in 1267 to wrest Sicily from Charles of Anjou. He was defeated and captured at Tagliacozzo in August 1268 and publicly executed in the market square of Naples on 29 October, ending the Hohenstaufen dynasty.

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