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region, had been loyal supporters of the
Carolingians. At the same time, they competed vigorously for predominance in Franconia with the sons of the
301:. Conrad then became the undisputed duke of all Franconia. Nevertheless, he failed in his attempts to extend the rule of Conradines over western
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269:and mother of Louis the Child. The
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678:Duckett, Eleanor Shipley (1988).
671:Medieval Germany: An Encyclopedia
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391:and sister of the Swabian count
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493:to offer the royal crown to
359:Reginar, duke of Lotharingia
660:Bernhardt, John W. (1996).
651:Bachrach, David S. (2012).
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273:, counts in the Franconian
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374:Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria
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730:Conrad I of Germany
655:. The Boydell Press.
482:Res gestae saxonicae
51:King of East Francia
865:Carolingian dynasty
852:Monarchs of Germany
586:, pp. 135–136.
536:Müller-Mertens 1999
510:Battle of Andernach
439:Battle of Pressburg
267:Arnulf of Carinthia
255:Conrad of Thuringia
223:Carolingian dynasty
165:Cunigunde of Swabia
18:Conrad of Franconia
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711:. London: Longman.
487:Widukind of Corvey
485:by the chronicler
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243:Duchy of Franconia
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1366:(1871–1918)
1347:(1867–1871)
1328:(1850–1866)
1306:(1848/1849)
1294:Ferdinand I
1282:(1815–1848)
1263:(1806–1813)
1231:Charles VII
1181:Ferdinand I
1063:Henry (VII)
1038:Frederick I
765:as King of
623:Reuter 1991
584:Reuter 1991
560:Reuter 1991
459:Burchard II
423:Lotharingia
387:, widow of
303:Lotharingia
215:the Younger
100:Predecessor
65:Predecessor
1424:Conradines
1409:918 deaths
1398:Categories
1383:William II
1270:Napoleon I
1251:Francis II
1246:Leopold II
1226:Charles VI
1139:Wenceslaus
1127:Charles IV
1033:Henry (VI)
1028:Conrad III
957:(962–1806)
952:within the
862:during the
524:References
421:to regain
353:, king of
295:chancellor
271:Conradines
249:Early life
245:from 906.
177:Conradines
1373:William I
1354:William I
1289:Francis I
1241:Joseph II
1236:Francis I
1216:Leopold I
1191:Rudolf II
1176:Charles V
1161:Albert II
1156:Sigismund
1112:Henry VII
1068:Conrad IV
989:Henry III
984:Conrad II
916:(919–962)
911:(911–919)
867:(843–911)
735:Conradine
548:Dick 2001
499:Reichstag
455:Erchanger
393:Erchanger
385:Cunigunde
335:Forchheim
325:, c. 1150
259:the Elder
110:Successor
75:Successor
1221:Joseph I
1196:Matthias
1117:Louis IV
1107:Albert I
1097:Rudolf I
1043:Henry VI
994:Henry IV
979:Henry II
974:Otto III
923:Conrad I
879:Carloman
813:Eberhard
707:(1991).
503:Fritzlar
470:Weilburg
389:Liutpold
291:Fritzlar
257:(called
239:Frankish
227:anointed
203:Conrad I
142:Weilburg
33:Conrad I
1133:Günther
1091:Alfonso
1085:Richard
1080:William
1053:Otto IV
1018:Henry V
1007:Hermann
969:Otto II
928:Henry I
693:.900 –
644:Sources
435:Magyars
347:Bavaria
307:Gebhard
287:Bamberg
275:Lahngau
196:Glismut
161:Consort
130:Germany
1144:Rupert
1048:Philip
1000:Rudolf
964:Otto I
940:Otto I
934:Arnulf
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746:
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514:Otto I
427:Aachen
343:Swabia
339:Saxony
211:Konrad
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193:Mother
183:Father
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144:Castle
127:c. 881
1150:Jobst
1102:Adolf
748:Died:
741:Born:
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281:duke
172:House
92:Reign
57:Reign
345:and
313:Rule
136:Died
124:Born
501:of
465:.
365:.
285:at
263:Ota
1400::
615:^
476:.
341:,
309:.
209::
844:e
837:t
830:v
695:c
691:c
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