Conrad I, Duke of Bavaria

Conrad I (also called Kuno, * 1020, † December 5, 1055 ) from the family of Ezzonen was Duke of Bavaria from 1049 to 1053 and Lord of Zutphen.

His parents were Ludolf von Brau Weiler and Matilda of Zutphen.

Emperor Henry III. sat with Conrad I, type a tribe foreign duke, who was hardly accepted by the Bavarian nobility. This was their object the emperor that Konrad I no independent position of power was able to build and the Duchy of Bavaria became more integrated in the Empire. Konrad married, probably after his installation as Duke, Judith of Schweinfurt, a daughter of Duke Otto III. of Swabia, and expanded as his power in Bavaria.

Konrad was deposed in 1053, and was succeeded by Emperor Henry's son, the future Emperor Henry IV. , The Duke of Bavaria did not accept the dismissal and fled in consequence to King Andrew I of Hungary, who offered him shelter. From Hungary Konrad made ​​several forays into the Duchy of Carinthia, and the Bavarian Ostmark.

1055 Konrad appeared as the head of a conspiracy against the emperor Henry III. , Which was also Duke Welf III. were involved from Carinthia and the Aribonen. Even before the implementation was the outrage by the sudden death of Conrad III and Welf. 1055 ended.

Naming

As before, Konrad already Emperor Conrad II, Duke of Bavaria was (1026-1027), there is uncertainty as to which of the two " Conrad I " of Bavaria should be called. There is also a Conrad II of Bavaria ( Konrad the child ).