Conrad The Red

He was the son of Werner of Speyergau, Count of Worms . His mother was a sister of Conrad Of Franconia , King of Germany. In 941 , he succeeded his father as count in the Nahegau, Speyergau, and Wormsgau and obtained an additional territory, the Niddagau. In 944 or 945, he was also invested with Lotharingia by the Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I .

In 947 he married Luitgarde, daughter of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor , and Eadgyth , daughter of Edward The Elder , King of England. He and Luitgarde had one son, Otto Of Worms (c. 950 – 1004 ).

In 953 , Conrad joined his brother-in-law, Liudolf, Duke Of Swabia , in rebellion against Otto I, who bitterly complained about Conrad's ingratitude. The rebellion was quashed and Conrad was deprived of Lotharingia, which was instead granted to Otto I's brother, Bruno I, Archbishop Of Cologne .

Eventually Conrad and Otto were reconciled, and in 955, Conrad was killed in the , where he was given a lavish funeral and buried at the cathedral there.

By his son, Otto, Conrad was the great-grandfather of Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor .

SOURCES

Weinfurter, Stefan. ''The Salian Century: Main Currents in an Age of Transition'', 1999

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