Conrad II (September or October 1052, in

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– 10 April 1055, in

), called the Child, was the

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from 1054 to 1055. He was the second son of the

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and his second wife,

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. He was briefly appointed duke of Bavaria, which had been held by his elder brother

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. He died soon after and was replaced by Henry. If Conrad I is not numbered (because of his alternative name Cuno), Conrad the Child is sometimes numbered Conrad I.

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