Editing Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (section)

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The origins of the [[Salian dynasty]] can be traced back to Count [[Werner V (Salian)|Werner V of Worms]], a [[Franks|Frankish]] nobleman from the [[Duchy of Franconia]] to the east of the [[Rhine]]. His son, [[Conrad, Duke of Lorraine|Conrad the Red]], succeeded him as Count in 941. King [[Otto I]] (the future [[Holy Roman Emperor]]) elevated him to [[Duke of Lorraine]] in 944. He subsequently married [[Liutgard of Saxony (died 953)|Liutgarde]], one of Otto's daughters, in 947 and rose to become one of the king's closest allies. The relationship, however, deteriorated, when Otto refused to honour a peace treaty that Conrad, as Otto's representative, had negotiated with [[Berengar II of Italy]]. Conrad also resented the growing influence of Otto's brother [[Henry I of Bavaria]], whom he regarded as a threat to his position. In 953 Conrad joined the king's son [[Liudolf, Duke of Swabia|Liudolf]] in rebellion against Otto. The rebellion was crushed and Conrad was stripped of his ducal title. Conrad and Otto eventually reconciled. Conrad fought alongside Otto and fell in the decisive [[Battle of Lechfeld]] in 955 that put an end to the [[Hungarian invasions of Europe|Hungarian invasions into Europe]]. Conrad was succeeded as Count of Worms in 956 by his son [[Otto of Worms]], who was also the grandson of Otto I. In between 965 and 970, Otto of Worms' first son and Conrad II's father [[Henry of Speyer]] was born, of whom only very little is known. He died at the age of 20 between 985 and 990. Conrad II's mother was [[Adelaide of Metz]]. After Henry's death, Adelaide married a Frankish nobleman and the relationship with Conrad declined.<ref name="urku">{{Cite web |title=Konrad II |url=https://www.dmgh.de/de/fs1/object/display/bsb00000448_00011.html?zoom=0.75&leftTab=toc&sortIndex=030:040:0004:010:00:00 |publisher=Monumenta Germaniae Historica |access-date=29 January 2020}}</ref>

In 978 [[Emperor Otto II]] appointed his nephew Otto of Worms as [[Duke of Carinthia]]. He succeeded the rebellious Duke [[Henry III, Duke of Bavaria|Henry I of Carinthia]], who had been deposed after the [[War of the Three Henries (977–978)|War of the Three Henries]]. Upon receiving the ducal title, however, Otto lost his countship at Worms, which was given to Bishop {{ill|Hildebold (bishop of Worms)|de|Hildebold (Worms)|lt=Hildebald}}, emperor Otto II's imperial chancellor. When Otto II died suddenly in 983, his infant son [[Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto III]] succeeded him, with his mother [[Theophanu]] serving as regent. Theophanu sought to reconcile the imperial house with Henry I, restoring him as Duke of Carinthia in 985, with Otto of Worms allowed to regain his ancestral position as Count of Worms. However, Otto was allowed to style himself "Duke of Worms" and his original territory was expanded according to his rank. Otto of Worms loyally served the new Emperor and received the [[March of Verona]] in 955, as the actual Duchy of Carinthia was given to [[Henry IV of Bavaria]]. In 996, Otto III invested Otto of Worms' son Bruno as [[Pope Gregory V]]. When Emperor Otto III died in 1002, both Otto of Worms, Conrad's grandfather, and Henry IV became eligible for Kingship of Germany. In a compromise, Otto withdrew and in return received the Duchy of Carinthia from the newly elected king Henry IV, who ruled as ''Henry II of Germany''. As a result, Otto of Worms renounced his fiefs at Worms to Bishop [[Burchard of Worms]], a long-time political rival.<ref name="Austin2017">{{Cite book |last=Greta Austin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wgokDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT4 |title=Shaping Church Law Around the Year 1000 - The Decretum of Burchard of Worms |date=2017 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-351-90055-3 |pages=4–}}</ref>

After the early death of his uncle [[Conrad I, Duke of Carinthia]], Conrad's infant son, [[Conrad II, Duke of Carinthia]] the Younger, was named Count of Worms by Emperor Henry II while the Duchy of Carinthia passed to [[Adalbero of Eppenstein]] due to Conrad the Younger's infancy. Conrad the Younger was taken care of by his cousin Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor the Elder.{{sfn|Weinfurter|1999|p=49}}<ref name="MöllerAmmerich2015">{{Cite book |last1=Lenelotte Möller |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jZd4DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT3 |title=Die Salier: 1024–1125 |last2=Hans Ammerich |date=2015 |publisher=marixverlag |isbn=978-3-8438-0474-5 |pages=3–}}</ref>