Conrad III Of Germany
Conrad III (1093 Bamberg – 15 February 1152 Bamberg) was the first King of Germany of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. He was the son of Frederick I, Duke of Swabia, and Agnes, a daughter of the Salian Emperor Henry IV.
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