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Carolingians. At the same time, they competed vigorously for predominance in Franconia with the sons of the
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731:Conrad I of Germany
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51:King of East Francia
866:Carolingian dynasty
853:Monarchs of Germany
587:, pp. 135–136.
537:Müller-Mertens 1999
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440:Battle of Pressburg
268:Arnulf of Carinthia
256:Conrad of Thuringia
224:Carolingian dynasty
161:Cunigunde of Swabia
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712:. London: Longman.
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486:by the chronicler
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284:Henry of Franconia
244:Duchy of Franconia
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1348:(1867–1871)
1329:(1850–1866)
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1283:(1815–1848)
1264:(1806–1813)
1232:Charles VII
1182:Ferdinand I
1064:Henry (VII)
1039:Frederick I
766:as King of
624:Reuter 1991
585:Reuter 1991
561:Reuter 1991
460:Burchard II
424:Lotharingia
388:, widow of
304:Lotharingia
216:the Younger
100:Predecessor
65:Predecessor
1425:Conradines
1410:918 deaths
1399:Categories
1384:William II
1271:Napoleon I
1252:Francis II
1247:Leopold II
1227:Charles VI
1140:Wenceslaus
1128:Charles IV
1034:Henry (VI)
1029:Conrad III
958:(962–1806)
953:within the
863:during the
525:References
422:to regain
354:, king of
296:chancellor
272:Conradines
250:Early life
246:from 906.
173:Conradines
1374:William I
1355:William I
1290:Francis I
1242:Joseph II
1237:Francis I
1217:Leopold I
1192:Rudolf II
1177:Charles V
1162:Albert II
1157:Sigismund
1113:Henry VII
1069:Conrad IV
990:Henry III
985:Conrad II
917:(919–962)
912:(911–919)
868:(843–911)
736:Conradine
549:Dick 2001
500:Reichstag
456:Erchanger
394:Erchanger
386:Cunigunde
336:Forchheim
326:, c. 1150
260:the Elder
204:‹See Tfd›
110:Successor
75:Successor
1222:Joseph I
1197:Matthias
1118:Louis IV
1108:Albert I
1098:Rudolf I
1044:Henry VI
995:Henry IV
980:Henry II
975:Otto III
924:Conrad I
880:Carloman
814:Eberhard
708:(1991).
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471:Weilburg
390:Liutpold
292:Fritzlar
258:(called
240:Frankish
228:anointed
199:Conrad I
138:Weilburg
33:Conrad I
1134:Günther
1092:Alfonso
1086:Richard
1081:William
1054:Otto IV
1019:Henry V
1008:Hermann
970:Otto II
929:Henry I
694:.900 –
645:Sources
436:Magyars
348:Bavaria
308:Gebhard
288:Bamberg
276:Lahngau
192:Glismut
157:Consort
1145:Rupert
1049:Philip
1001:Rudolf
965:Otto I
941:Otto I
935:Arnulf
895:Arnulf
747:
744:c. 881
515:Otto I
428:Aachen
344:Swabia
340:Saxony
212:Konrad
208:German
189:Mother
179:Father
145:Burial
140:Castle
127:c. 881
1151:Jobst
1103:Adolf
749:Died:
742:Born:
698:.1024
282:duke
168:House
92:Reign
57:Reign
346:and
314:Rule
132:Died
124:Born
502:of
466:.
366:.
286:at
264:Ota
1401::
616:^
477:.
342:,
310:.
210::
845:e
838:t
831:v
696:c
692:c
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