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Conrad III of Germany

1093 - 1152

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Conrad III (German: Konrad; Italian: Corrado; 1093 or 1094 – 15 February 1152) of the Hohenstaufen dynasty was from 1116 to 1120 Duke of Franconia, from 1127 to 1135 anti-king of his predecessor Lothair III, and from 1138 until his death in 1152 King of the Romans in the Holy Roman Empire. He was the son of Duke Frederick I of Swabia and Agnes, a daughter of Emperor Henry IV. His reign saw the start of the conflicts between the Guelphs and Ghibellines. He was involved in the failed Second Crusade with Louis VII, where he would fight and lose at Doryleum and would later fall ill and return to Constantinople. After recuperating, he went to Jerusalem but would experience a string of failed sieges. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Conrad III of Germany is the 716th most popular politician (up from 750th in 2019), the 184th most popular biography from Germany (up from 202nd in 2019) and the 54th most popular German Politician.

Conrad III of Germany is most famous for being the first Holy Roman Emperor in the 12th century.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Conrad III of Germany ranks 716 out of 19,576. Before him are Afonso I of Portugal, Prince Louis of Battenberg, Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, Theodore II Laskaris, Ptolemy II Philadelphus, and Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. After him are Umberto I of Italy, Viktor Yushchenko, Xerxes II of Persia, Georgi Dimitrov, Grover Cleveland, and Volusianus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1093, Conrad III of Germany ranks 1. After him are Simon of Sicily, Theobald II, Count of Champagne, Baldwin VII, Count of Flanders, Reginald III, Count of Burgundy, Demetrius I of Georgia, Isaac Komnenos, Salomea of Berg, and Constantine Angelos. Among people deceased in 1152, Conrad III of Germany ranks 1. After him are Matilda of Boulogne, Theobald II, Count of Champagne, Raymond II, Count of Tripoli, Ralph I, Count of Vermandois, Isaac Komnenos, Conrad I, Duke of Zähringen, and Henry of Scotland.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Conrad III of Germany ranks 184 out of 7,253. Before him are Max von Laue (1879), Frederick William I of Prussia (1688), Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729), Charles the Fat (839), Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1175), and Baron Munchausen (1720). After him are Nelly Sachs (1891), Sophia of Prussia (1870), Richard Willstätter (1872), Georgius Agricola (1494), Hermann von Helmholtz (1821), and Paul Heyse (1830).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Conrad III of Germany ranks 54. Before him are Franz von Papen (1879), Olaf Scholz (1958), George II of Great Britain (1683), Frederick William I of Prussia (1688), Charles the Fat (839), and Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1175). After him are Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (1710), Friedrich Ebert (1871), Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (990), Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (1756), Princess Ludovika of Bavaria (1808), and Wilhelm, German Crown Prince (1882).

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