Editing Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (section)

===Adulthood===
In 1016 Conrad married the twice-widowed [[duchess]] [[Gisela of Swabia]], daughter of Duke [[Herman II of Swabia]] who, in 1002, had unsuccessfully claimed the German throne upon [[Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Otto III]]'s death, and had lost the election to [[Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Henry II]]. Gisela had first been married to Count [[Brun I of Brunswick|Bruno I of Brunswick]] the same year. Following Bruno's death around 1010, Gisela married [[Ernest I, Duke of Swabia|Ernest I]] of the [[House of Babenberg]].{{sfn|Wolfram|2006|p=32}} Through this marriage, Ernest I inherited the [[Duchy of Swabia]] upon the death of Gisela's brother [[Herman III, Duke of Swabia|Duke Herman III of Swabia]] in 1012. The marriage produced two sons: [[Ernest II, Duke of Swabia|Ernest II]] and Herman. After the death of Ernest I in 1015, Emperor Henry II named Ernest II as Duke of Swabia. As Gisela's new husband, Conrad hoped to serve as regent for his minor stepson in the administration of the duchy, seeing it as an opportunity to increase his own rank and subsequently make a claim for his own duchy. Emperor Henry II blocked this attempt by placing the guardianship of Ernest II, and regency over Swabia, in the hands of [[Poppo (Archbishop of Trier)|Archbishop Poppo of Trier]] in 1016. This action further strained the already rough relationship between the imperial [[Ottonian dynasty|House of Otto]] and the [[Salian dynasty|Salian family]].{{sfn|Wolfram|2006|p=35}}<ref name="brit">{{Cite web |title=Conrad II Holy Roman emperor |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Conrad-II |last=Peter Munz |publisher=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref>

Conrad II's hopes to obtain his own duchy failed, but the marriage to Gisela brought him wealth. Her mother, [[Gerberga of Burgundy]], was the daughter of reigning [[Kingdom of Arles|Burgundian king]] [[Conrad I of Burgundy|Conrad]] and granddaughter of the late [[Carolingian Empire|Frankish king]] [[Louis IV of France|Louis IV]]. Gisela also claimed descent from [[Charlemagne]] through both her mother and father. The marriage was opposed by many because of the familial relationship shared by Gisela and Conrad. Both were descendants of King [[Henry the Fowler|Henry I]] – Conrad in the fifth generation and Gisela in the fourth. According to [[canon law]], marriage was forbidden among relatives from the first to the seventh generation. Though Conrad's marriage differed little from the usual practice of the time, strict canonists frowned upon the marriage and [[Emperor Henry II]] relied on this violation of canon law when he forced Conrad into temporary exile. During this exile, Gisela bore Conrad a son, the future emperor [[Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry III]], on 28 October 1017. Conrad and Emperor Henry II eventually reconciled and he returned to Germany.<ref name="MöllerAmmerich2015"/><ref name=brit/>