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Conrad was born about 890 in Babenberg. His father was either Conrad, Duke of the "Old" Franks or Adalbert of Franconia , his mother was Glismut of Saxony . His sister Mathilda von Hesse was born around 899. His brother Eberhard of Franconia died after 936 in Babenberg. Conrad married Kunigunde Alaholfing Countess In Swabia in 913, and had two children with her ( Kunigunde of Germany and Hermann Duke of Franconia , both born in 913). He was Duke of Franconia from about 906.

Conrad was elected King of the East Franks on Novemeber 10, 911 at Forchheim after the death of the last East Frankish Carolingian, Louis the Child. His reign was a constant struggle to uphold the power of the kingship against the growing power of the dukes of SaxonyState Service Flag Civil Flag Statistics Capital: Dresden Area:18,338 km² Inhabitants:4,600,000 2000 pop. density:251 inh. km² Homepage: ISO 3166-2:DE-SN Politics Minister-President: Georg Milbradt ( CDU) Ruling party: CDU/ SPD Map With an area of 18,400, BavariaWith an area of 70,553 km² and 11. 6 million inhabitants, the Free State of Bavaria ( German Bayern or Freistaat Bayern forms the southernmost of the 16 Bundeslander of Germany. Its capital is Munich. Geography Bavaria shares international borders with Au, and SwabiaSwabia (German Schwaben is a historic region in Germany and a language area. The area consists largely of the present-day state of Baden-Wurttemberg, as well as the Bavarian administrative district of Swabia. In the Middle Ages, most of modern Switzerland. His military campaigns were failures and his attempt to mobilize the bishops to his cause at the synod of Hohenaltheim ( 916Events City of Mahdia founded in Tunisia Mercian warrior queen Aethelflaed conquers Wales Births Deaths St. Clement of Ohrid 916.) was not enoguh to compensate. Conrad died December 23December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). There are 8 days remaining. Events 619 Boniface V becomes Pope 1620 Construction of Plymouth Colony begins 1823 A Visit From St. Nicholas attributed to Clement Clark, 918 without having been able to establish his line as the new royal house. On his deathbed, he persuaded his brother Eberhard to forego the crown for himself and to urge the electors of the Empire to choose Henry the FowlerHenry I, the Fowler (German, Heinrich der Vogler ( 876 July 2, 936), was duke of Saxony from 912 and king of the Germans from 919 until his death in 936. Henry was the son of Otto the Illustrious and Hedwiga, a great-grandaughter of Charlemagne. He became (Henry I), duke of Saxony and one of his priciple opponents, as his successor at the ReichstagThe Reichstag is both an institutional assembly and a specific building. The formal assembly of German feudal and church leaders during the existence of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation The German parliament from 1871 through 1945; see also Reic of 919Events King Edward I of England conquers Bedford. Henry the Fowler is crowned King of Germany. Henry the Fowler fortifies Magdeburg against the Magyars and Slavs. Romanus Lecapenus becomes regent for Byzantine emperor Constantine VII. Births Deaths 919. in Fritzlar.