Conrad II, also known as Conrad the Elder and Conrad the Salic, was the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1027 until his death in 1039. The first of a succession of four Salian emperors, who reign
Miniature depiction, c. 1130
Mother Adelaide of Metz (b,l), 1037 foundation of the Öhringen Convent of canons
Speyer Cathedral, consecrated in 1061
Following his expedition into Italy in early 1026, Conrad II was crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy as the King of the Lombards.
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The Salian dynasty or Salic dynasty was a European royal dynasty in the High Middle Ages. The dynasty provided four kings of Germany, all of whom went on to be crowned Holy Roman emperors.
Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
…Conrad the Elder and Conrad the Salic, was the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1027 until his death in 1039. The first of a succession of four Salian emperors, who reigned for one century until 1125, Conrad ruled the kingdoms of Germany (from 1024), Italy (from 1026) and Burgundy (from 1033). The son…
The crypt of Speyer Cathedral, the Salian emperors' burial place
Pope Gregory V anoints Emperor Otto III (a miniature by an unidentified author, c. 1450).
Speyer Cathedral, the burial place of all Salian Emperors