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The Dukes of Swabia were the rulers of the Duchy of Swabia during the Middle Ages. Swabia was one of the five stem duchies of the medieval German kingdom, and its dukes were thus among the most powerful magnates of Germany. The most notable family to rule Swabia was the Hohenstaufen family, who held it, with a brief interruption, from 1079 ...
Gertrude married Conrad of Hohenstaufen, [1] son of late Duke Frederick of Swabia, in 1136.While Conrad's elder brother Frederick II had succeeded their father as Duke of Swabia, he himself was elected German anti-king in 1127, but had to witness the coronation of his rival Lothair II as Holy Roman Emperor in 1133.
On an unknown date between 1119 and 1121, she married as his first wife, Frederick II, Duke of Swabia (1090 – 6 April 1147); this dynastic marriage united the House of Welf and the House of Hohenstaufen, the two most powerful and influential families in Germany.
Otto was the son of the Lotharingian count palatine Ezzo (955–1034) and his wife Matilda (979–1025), [1] a daughter of Emperor Otto II and his consort Theophanu. [2] He was a member of the Ezzonian dynasty.
Since he was a minor, Hermann's reign as duke was effectively controlled by his cousin, the King of Germany, Henry II, who was his guardian. [3] Henry II was mistrustful of the Conradines. Herman III's father, Herman II, had opposed the election of Henry II as king of Germany in 1002, and promoted himself as a rival candidate for the throne. [ 4 ]
Gerberga married Herman II, Duke of Swabia in 988. [5] With Herman of Swabia, Gerberga had several children, including: Matilda of Swabia [6] Gisela, who became Queen consort of Germany then Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire. [6] Herman III, who succeeded his father in 1003, but died young, in 1012. [6] Berthold (992–993)
Frederick I (1145–1167) was duke of Swabia, succeeding his cousin Frederick Barbarossa in 1152. [1] He was the son of King Conrad III of Germany and his second wife Gertrude von Sulzbach and thus the direct heir of the crown, had there been true heredity.
Judith was a daughter of Duke Frederick II of Swabia (1090–1147) and his second wife Agnes of Saarbrücken, thereby a younger half-sister of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa (1122–1190). She first appeared in contemporary sources in 1150, upon her marriage with Landgrave Louis II of Thuringia.