Conrad II "the Salic", Holy Roman Emperor

990 - 1039  (49 years)

• Name	Conrad II
  Born	990	Burgundy, France   [2, 3, 6]
  Crowned	26 Mar 1027 (Age 37)  [6]
  Conrad was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope John XIX on 26 March 1027.
  Military	1032 (Age 42)  [6]
  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.
  Died	4 Jun 1039	Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8]
  He died of gout. [6]
  Buried	—	Speyer Cathedral, Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany   [2, 3]
  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. [6]
  Person ID	I3181	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Henry of Franconia, Count of Speyergau,   d. 997
  Mother	Adelaide of Alsace,   d. 19 May 1040 - 1046
  Married	Abt 986
  Family ID	F2577	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	first wife
  Married	yes, date unknown  [3]
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2021
  Family ID	F8048	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	second wife
  Married	yes, date unknown  [3]
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2021
  Family ID	F8049	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Gisela of Swabia,   b. 11 Nov 985, Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany ,   d. 15 Feb 1043, Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany  (Age 57 years)
  Married	1016/17  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8]
  Age at Marriage	Conrad was est 27 years - Gisela was est 31 years. (Were Married est 22 years).
  Notes	Marriage Date: Moriarity (1947) gives the year as 1017, while Stuart (2002) accidentally lists it as 1036. [1, 3]
  Children	3 children
  + 1. Henry III "the Black", Holy Roman Emperor,   b. 28 Oct 1017,   d. 5 Oct 1056, Bodfeld Lodge (Königspfalz), Elbingerode, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany  (Age 38 years)   2. Matilda of Franconia,   b. Abt 1027,   d. Jan 1034  (Age ~ 7 years)   3. Beatrix,   b. Abt 1030,   d. 26 Sep 1036  (Age ~ 6 years)
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2021
  Family ID	F2576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 990 - Burgundy, France Died - 4 Jun 1039 - Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands Buried - — - Speyer Cathedral, Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources

  [S310] Moriarty, G. Andrews. The Descent of the Plantagenet Kings from the Holy Roman Emperors, (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume CI, January 1947). [S1603] Online GENi, (https://www.geni.com ), Use with Caution., Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor. [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S63] von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume 1 , (Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S304] Wikipedia, Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor. [S304] Wikipedia, Gisela of Swabia. [S1851] Wolf, Armin. "Who was Agatha, the Ancestress of Scottish and English Kings?", (Vowchurch, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, 2011).