Editing Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (section)

===Death===
[[Image:Grab Konrad II. im Dom zu Speyer.JPG|thumb|150px|Conrad II's tomb in the [[Speyer Cathedral]]]]
On the return to Germany, a severe epidemic decimated the ranks of Conrad's troops; Conrad's daughter-in-law and stepson also died. Conrad himself returned home safely and held court on important occasions in [[Solothurn]], [[Strasbourg]] and [[Goslar]]. His son Henry was invested with the duchies of Swabia and Carinthia.{{sfn|North|2001|p=143}}

A year later in 1039 Conrad fell ill and died of [[gout]] in [[Utrecht]].{{sfn|Wolfram|2006|p=345}} His heart and bowels are buried at the [[Cathedral of Saint Martin, Utrecht]].{{sfn|Wolfram|2006|pp=345–346}} His body was transferred to Speyer via [[Cologne]], [[Mainz]] and [[Worms, Germany|Worms]], where the funeral procession made several stops. His body is buried at [[Speyer Cathedral]], a cathedral which he himself founded and contains the resting place of all [[Salian Emperors|Salian emperors]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Heer |first=Friedrich |url=http://archive.org/details/holyromanempire0000heer |title=The Holy Roman Empire |publisher=Phoenix Giant |year=1995 |isbn=978-1-85799-367-7 |location=London |pages=52 |language=en}}</ref> During a major excavation in 1900 his sarcophagus was relocated from his original resting place in front of the altar to the crypt, where it is still visible today.

A biography of Conrad II in chronicle form, ''Gesta Chuonradi II imperatoris'', was written by his chaplain [[Wipo of Burgundy]], and presented to Henry III in 1046, not long after he was crowned.<ref name="MöllerAmmerich2015"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gesta Chuonradi imperatoris - (Taten Kaiser Konrads) |url=https://www.geschichtsquellen.de/werk/4761 |publisher=Geschichtsquellen |access-date=4 April 2020}}</ref>