Editing Conradin (section)

==Early childhood==
Conradin was born in [[Landshut|Wolfstein]], Bavaria, to [[Conrad IV of Germany]] and [[Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany|Elisabeth of Bavaria]]. Though he never succeeded his father as [[King of the Romans|Roman-German king]], he was recognized as king of Sicily and Jerusalem by supporters of the [[Hohenstaufen]]s in 1254.

Having lost his father in 1254, he grew up at the court of his uncle and guardian, [[Louis II, Duke of Bavaria]].<ref name=EB1911>{{EB1911|wstitle=Conradin|volume=6|pages=968–969|inline=1}}</ref> His guardians were able to hold [[Swabia]] for him. Jerusalem was held by a relative from the royal house of [[Cyprus]] as regent. In [[Sicily]], his father's half-brother [[Manfred of Sicily|Manfred]] continued as regent, but began to develop plans to [[usurper|usurp]] the kingship.

Little is known of his appearance and character except that he was as "beautiful as [[Absalom]], and spoke good [[Latin]]".<ref name=EB1911/> Although his father had entrusted him to the guardianship of the church, [[Pope Alexander IV]] forbade Conradin's election as [[King of the Romans|Roman-German king]] and offered the Hohenstaufen lands in Germany to King [[Alfonso X of Castile]] and [[Richard of Cornwall]].<ref name=EB1911/><ref name="Benjamin2010">{{cite book|author=Sandra Benjamin|title=Sicily: Three Thousand Years of Human History - 7 - Hohenstaufens |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dOpFBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT292|date=20 April 2010|publisher=Steerforth Press|isbn=978-1-58642-181-6|pages=292–}}</ref><ref name="Kleinhenz2004">{{cite book|author=Christopher Kleinhenz|title=Medieval Italy: An Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E2CTAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT278|date=2 August 2004|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-94880-1|page=247}}</ref>