Konrad II (died 1143) was
Count
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of
Württemberg
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. He reigned from 1110 until 1143. He served as marshal of
Swabia
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and advocate of the town of
Ulm
Ulm () is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Danube on the border with Bavaria. The city, which has an estimated population of more than 126,000 (2018), forms an urban district of its own (german: link=no, ...
, and had large possessions in the valleys of the
Neckar
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and the Rems.
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Konrad's father is unknown, but he is believed to belong to the family of the counts of Veringen (Veringenstadt
Veringenstadt ( Swabian: ''Verenga'') is a town in the district of Sigmaringen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 10 km north of Sigmaringen.
Geographical location
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). The reason to believe so is due to the similarity of the arms of the Counts of Veringen with that of the Counts of Wirtemberg. Thus it is generally assumed that both noble families are related to each other. Konrad's mother Luitgard of Beutelsbach
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was a sister of his predecessor Konrad I.
After the death of Konrad I, he assumed power as heir of castle Wirtemberg. Konrad II appears on 12 May 1110 together with his wife Hadelwig as donator of properties near Göppingen
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to the monastery Blaubeuren and on 28 December 1122 as a witness of emperor Heinrich V in Speyer
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(the first time as count, the latter without title but mentioned amongst counts). He died in 1143.
References
1143 deaths
12th-century counts of Württemberg
Year of birth unknown
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