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Person · Open Library
- Born
- approximately 990
- Died
- 1039
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Die Urkunden Konrads II
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 476
- Total plays
- 1,927
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- Observation of a new boson at a mass of 125 GeV with the CMS experiment at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,597x
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Key facts
- Reign
- 26 March 1027 – 4 June 1039
- Coronation
- 26 March 1027, Old St. Peter's Basilica , Rome
- Predecessor
- Henry II
- Successor
- Henry III
- Born
- c. 990 , Speyer , Duchy of Franconia, Kingdom of Germany, Holy Roman Empire
- Died
- 4 June 1039 (aged 48 or 49), Utrecht , Lower Lorraine, Kingdom of Germany, Holy Roman Empire
- Burial
- Speyer Cathedral
- Spouse
- Gisela of Swabia ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1016 )
- Issue
- Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor , Matilda of Franconia
- House
- Salian
- Father
- Henry, Count of Speyer
- Mother
- Adelaide of Metz
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Konrad II miniatur.JPG
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- Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
- date of death
- 1039-06-04
- date of birth
- 0990-01-01
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Article
Conrad II (German: Konrad II, c. 990 – 4 June 1039), also known as Conrad the Elder and Conrad the Salic, was the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1027 until his death in 1039. The first of a succession of four Salian emperors, who reigned for one century until 1125, Conrad ruled the kingdoms of Germany (from 1024), Italy (from 1026) and Burgundy (from 1033).
The son of Franconian count Henry of Speyer (also Henry of Worms) and Adelaide of Metz of the Matfriding dynasty, that had ruled the Duchy of Lorraine from 959 until 972, Conrad inherited the titles of count of Speyer and Worms during childhood after his father had died around the year 990. He extended his influence beyond his inherited lands, as he came into favour of the princes of the kingdom. When the imperial dynastic line was left without a successor after Emperor Henry II's death in 1024, on 4 September an assembly of the imperial princes appointed the 34-year-old Conrad king (Rex romanorum).