Konrad I (Bavaria)

Konrad I (actually Kuno ; * around 1020; † December 5, 1055 ) from the Ezzonen family was Duke of Bavaria from 1049 to 1053 and Lord of Zütphen .

His parents were Ludolf von Brauweiler and Mathilde von Zütphen.

Emperor Heinrich III. appointed Konrad I, a non-tribal duke who was hardly accepted by the Bavarian nobility. The aim of the emperor was to prevent Conrad I from building up an independent position of power and the duchy of Bavaria to be more closely integrated into the empire. Konrad married Judith von Schweinfurt, a daughter of Duke Otto III , probably after his appointment as Duke . from Swabia , and thus expanded his power in Bavaria.

Konrad was deposed in 1053, his successor was the son of Emperor Heinrich IV. The Duke of Bavaria did not accept the deposition and subsequently fled to King Andreas I of Hungary , who offered him refuge. From Hungary, Konrad undertook several raids into the Duchy of Carinthia and the Bavarian Ostmark .

In 1055 Konrad appeared as the head of a conspiracy against Emperor Heinrich III., In which Duke Welf III. of Carinthia and the Aribones were involved. Even before the implementation, the outrage was due to the sudden death of Konrad and Welf III. Finished in 1055.

Naming

Since before Konrad, Emperor Konrad II was Duke of Bavaria (1026-1027), it is unclear which of the two should be called "Konrad I" of Bavaria. There is also a Konrad II of Bavaria (Konrad the child).

literature

• Sigmund Ritter von Riezler :  Konrad II, Duke of Baiern . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 571 f.
• Alois Schmid : Konrad (Kuno) I Duke of Bavaria 1049-1053. In: Lexikon des Mittelalters Vol. 5 (1991), Col. 1342.

predecessor	Office	successor
Heinrich I.	Lord of Zutphen 1033-1042	Gotzelo
Henry VI.	Duke of Bavaria 1049–1053	Henry VIII