Conradin

Conradin
King Conrad the Younger, from the
Codex Manesse (Folio 7r), c. 1304
King of Jerusalem
Reign21 May 1254 – 29 October 1268
PredecessorConrad II
SuccessorHugh I
King of Sicily
Reign21 May 1254 – 1258
PredecessorConrad I
SuccessorManfred of Sicily
Duke of Swabia
Reign21 May 1254 – 29 October 1268
PredecessorConrad III
SuccessorRudolph II of Austria (titular)
Born25 March 1252
Wolfstein Castle near Landshut, Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire
Died29 October 1268(1268-10-29) (aged 16)
Naples, Kingdom of Sicily
Burial
HouseHohenstaufen
FatherConrad IV of Germany
MotherElisabeth of Bavaria

Conrad III (25 March 1252 – 29 October 1268), called the Younger or the Boy, but usually known by the diminutive Conradin (German: Konradin, Italian: Corradino), was the last direct heir of the House of Hohenstaufen. He was Duke of Swabia (1254–1268) and nominal King of Jerusalem (1254–1268) and Sicily (1254–1258). After his attempt to reclaim the Kingdom of Sicily for the Hohenstaufen dynasty failed, he was captured and beheaded.


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