Conrad (died 1132),
Margrave of the Nordmark
The Northern March or North March (, ) was created out of the division of the vast ''Marca Geronis'' in 965. It initially comprised the northern third of the ''Marca'' (roughly corresponding to the modern state of Brandenburg) and was part of the ...
and Count of Plötzkau, son of
Helperich, Margrave of the Nordmark, and Adele, daughter of Kuno of Northeim and Kunigunde of Weimar-Orlamünde. Conrad, called the Saxon flower, was born in Monza, Italy.
Conrad became Margrave of Nordmark upon the death of
Udo IV, who died without a male heir. At this point in time, the position of margrave had no real power. Nevertheless, Conrad fought with
Emperor Lothair II
Lothair III, sometimes numbered Lothair II and also known as Lothair of Supplinburg ( June 1075 – 4 December 1137), was Holy Roman Emperor from 1133 until his death. He was appointed Duke of Saxony in 1106 and elected King of Germany in 1125 be ...
in his Italian campaign (Italienkriegszug) of 1132, and, on 25 December 1132, he was struck by an arrow in a battle with the Normans. He died several days later and was buried in the
Hecklingen
Hecklingen is a town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Bode, approx. west of Staßfurt, and northeast of Aschersleben.
International relations
Hecklingen is twinned with:
* Nisko in Polan ...
Monastery.
Conrad was succeeded by the traditional heir to the margraviate,
Rudolf II
Rudolf II (18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612) was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–1608). He was a member of the H ...
, son of Rudolf I.
Sources
*Heinemann, Otto von, "Konrad von Plötzkau". In: ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'', Band 16, 1182
*Krause, Karl Ernst Hermann, L''othar Udo II. und das Stader Grafenhaus''. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. Band 19, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig, 1884
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Margraves of the Nordmark
1132 deaths
Year of birth unknown