Conrad III of Hohenstaufen

Country and Region of Origin

Germany
Baden-Württemberg (ST)

Specific Title

King of Germany

Role

King (lay)

Gender and Marital Statusa

Male

Family

relation: Henry of Bohemia (Second Crusader) Half-brother: Otto of Freising Half-sister: Gertrude, wife of Vladislav of Bohemia (Second Crusader) Nephew: Frederick of Hohenstaufen (Second Crusader, Third Crusader)

Crusades

1st Expedition

2nd Crusade (1147-1149)

Contingent Leader

Conrad III of Germany

Probability of Participation

Certain

Consequences of Expedition

Survived

Sources

Conrad's deeds on this expedition are well covered in the narrative sources.

2nd Expedition

Expeditions in 1120s

Probability of Participation

Certain

Financial Arrangements

He may have sworn to go on crusade through fear of a portent - in this case, a lunar eclipse.

Consequences of Expedition

Survived

Sources

SC, pp, 80-99. RFC, p. 83. Ekkehard of Aura, 'Chronicon Universale', MGH SS, vol. 6, p. 262.