990 - 1039 (49 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Conrad II "the Salic", Holy Roman Emperor was born in 990 in Burgundy, France (son of Henry of Franconia, Count of Speyergau and Adelaide of Alsace); died on 4 Jun 1039 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands; was buried in Speyer Cathedral, Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reign: From 1026 to 1039; King of Germany
- Reign: From 1027 to 1039; Holy Roman Emperor
- Reign: From 1027 to 1039; King of Italy
- Crowned: 26 Mar 1027; Conrad was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope John XIX on 26 March 1027.
- Military: 1032; Upon the death of the childless King Rudolph III of Burgundy in 1032, Conrad claimed dominion over the Kingdom of the Two Burgundies, conquered it and incorporated it into the empire.
- Reign: From 1034 to 1039; King of Burgundy
- Last Full Review: 6 Jul 2020
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Buried:
His heart and bowels are buried at the Cathedral of Saint Martin, Utrecht. His body was transferred to Speyer via Cologne, Mainz, and Worms, where the funeral procession made stops. His body is buried at Speyer Cathedral, which was still under construction at this time. During a major excavation in 1900 his sarcophagus was relocated from his original resting place in front of the altar to the crypt, where it is still visible today along with those of seven of his successors.
Died:
He died of gout.
Conrad married first wife on yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Conrad married second wife on yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Conrad married Gisela of Swabia in 1016/17. Gisela (daughter of Hermann II, Duke of Swabia and Gerberga of Burgundy, Princess of Upper Burgundy) was born on 11 Nov 985 in Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany; died on 15 Feb 1043 in Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany; was buried in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Marriage Date: Moriarity (1947) gives the year as 1017, while Stuart (2002) accidentally lists it as 1036.
Children:
- Henry III "the Black", Holy Roman Emperor was born on 28 Oct 1017; died on 5 Oct 1056 in Bodfeld Lodge (Königspfalz), Elbingerode, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany; was buried in Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
- Matilda of Franconia was born about 1027; died in Jan 1034.
- Beatrix was born about 1030; died on 26 Sep 1036.
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