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Conrad IV

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Conrad IV 1228-54, German king (1237-54), king of Sicily and of Jerusalem (1250-54), son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II . He was elected (1237) king of the Romans at his father's instigation after Frederick had deposed Conrad's older brother Henry in Germany. Archbishop Siegfried II of Mainz was regent for Conrad until 1241, when he was replaced by Henry Raspe, count of Thuringia. The struggle for supremacy between Frederick and Pope Innocent IV resulted in the election (1246) of Raspe as antiking at the behest of the pope. Germany was plunged into disorder; after Raspe's death (1247)... Read more
Conrad IV
Conrad IV (1228–54) German king (1237–54) and King of Sicily...deposed Frederick in 1245 and named an anti-king to replace Conrad in 1246, Germany plunged into war. Conrad inherited Sicily and Jerusalem upon Frederick's death, but was... Read more
Conrad of Marburg
Conrad of Marburg ( c. 1180–1233), Inquisitor . He was charged with reforming missions in Germany and won the confidence of the Landgrave Ludwig IV of Thuringia; in 1225 he became the director and confessor of his wife, St Elizabeth . In 1231 he was appointed the first Papal... Read more

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