He was the son of Werner of Speyergau, Count of Worms and Cunigunde, a sister of Conrad of Franconia, King of Germany.
Conrad was the husband of Luitgarde, daughter of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor and Eadgyth, daughter of Edward the Elder, King of England. They married in 947 and had one son, Otto of Worms. By this son, Otto, Conrad would become the great-grandfather of Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor.
He succeeded his father as Count in the Nahegau, Speyergau, and Wormsgau at his father's death in 941, then procureda additional territory, the Niddagau. Hhe was also invested with Lotharingia by the Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I about 944. In 953, Conrad joined his brother-in-law, Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, in rebellion against Otto I, angry about Conrad's ingratitude. The rebellion was stopped, Otto took Lotharingia from Conrad and granted it to his own brother, Bruno I, Archbishop of Cologne.
Eventually Conrad and Otto were reconciled, and 955, Conrad was killed in the battle of Lechfeld while fighting alongside Otto against the Magyars.
According to the chronicler Widukind of Corvey: "Duke Conrad, the foremost of all in combat, suffering from battle fatigue caused by an unusually hot sun, loosened the straps of his armor to catch his breath when an arrow pierced his throat and killed him instantly." Conrad's body was carried in state to Worms, 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.
Bio by Anne Shurtleff Stevens
Conrad was the husband of Luitgarde, daughter of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor and Eadgyth, daughter of Edward the Elder, King of England. They married in 947 and had one son, Otto of Worms. By this son, Otto, Conrad would become the great-grandfather of Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor.
He succeeded his father as Count in the Nahegau, Speyergau, and Wormsgau at his father's death in 941, then procureda additional territory, the Niddagau. Hhe was also invested with Lotharingia by the Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I about 944. In 953, Conrad joined his brother-in-law, Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, in rebellion against Otto I, angry about Conrad's ingratitude. The rebellion was stopped, Otto took Lotharingia from Conrad and granted it to his own brother, Bruno I, Archbishop of Cologne.
Eventually Conrad and Otto were reconciled, and 955, Conrad was killed in the battle of Lechfeld while fighting alongside Otto against the Magyars.
According to the chronicler Widukind of Corvey: "Duke Conrad, the foremost of all in combat, suffering from battle fatigue caused by an unusually hot sun, loosened the straps of his armor to catch his breath when an arrow pierced his throat and killed him instantly." Conrad's body was carried in state to Worms, 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.
Bio by Anne Shurtleff Stevens
He was the son of Werner of Speyergau, Count of Worms and Cunigunde, a sister of Conrad of Franconia, King of Germany.
Conrad was the husband of Luitgarde, daughter of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor and Eadgyth, daughter of Edward the Elder, King of England. They married in 947 and had one son, Otto of Worms. By this son, Otto, Conrad would become the great-grandfather of Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor.
He succeeded his father as Count in the Nahegau, Speyergau, and Wormsgau at his father's death in 941, then procureda additional territory, the Niddagau. Hhe was also invested with Lotharingia by the Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I about 944. In 953, Conrad joined his brother-in-law, Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, in rebellion against Otto I, angry about Conrad's ingratitude. The rebellion was stopped, Otto took Lotharingia from Conrad and granted it to his own brother, Bruno I, Archbishop of Cologne.
Eventually Conrad and Otto were reconciled, and 955, Conrad was killed in the battle of Lechfeld while fighting alongside Otto against the Magyars.
According to the chronicler Widukind of Corvey: "Duke Conrad, the foremost of all in combat, suffering from battle fatigue caused by an unusually hot sun, loosened the straps of his armor to catch his breath when an arrow pierced his throat and killed him instantly." Conrad's body was carried in state to Worms, 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.
Bio by Anne Shurtleff Stevens
Conrad was the husband of Luitgarde, daughter of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor and Eadgyth, daughter of Edward the Elder, King of England. They married in 947 and had one son, Otto of Worms. By this son, Otto, Conrad would become the great-grandfather of Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor.
He succeeded his father as Count in the Nahegau, Speyergau, and Wormsgau at his father's death in 941, then procureda additional territory, the Niddagau. Hhe was also invested with Lotharingia by the Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I about 944. In 953, Conrad joined his brother-in-law, Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, in rebellion against Otto I, angry about Conrad's ingratitude. The rebellion was stopped, Otto took Lotharingia from Conrad and granted it to his own brother, Bruno I, Archbishop of Cologne.
Eventually Conrad and Otto were reconciled, and 955, Conrad was killed in the battle of Lechfeld while fighting alongside Otto against the Magyars.
According to the chronicler Widukind of Corvey: "Duke Conrad, the foremost of all in combat, suffering from battle fatigue caused by an unusually hot sun, loosened the straps of his armor to catch his breath when an arrow pierced his throat and killed him instantly." Conrad's body was carried in state to Worms, 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.
Bio by Anne Shurtleff Stevens
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