Cunigunde of Swabia
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| Cunigunde | |
|---|---|
Ahalolfings | |
| Father | Berchthold I (Erchanger), Count Palatine of Swabia |
| Mother | Gisela |
Cunigunde of Swabia (c. 878 – 7 February after 918), a member of the
Queen of the Franks) from 913 to 918 by her second marriage with King Conrad I, the first and sole ruler of the Conradine
dynasty.
Life
Cunigunde was the daughter of the
Duke of Swabia
in 915.
Very little is known of her. She married first the
Dukes of Bavaria later on. Luitpold was killed in the 907 Battle of Pressburg fighting against the Hungarian
forces.
According to the Werner of Worms and was possibly the mother of Conrad the Red, the founder of the Salian dynasty. First mentioned as queen consort in June 914, Cunigunde apparently did not play a significant political role while her son Arnulf remained in constant conflict with the king. In 915 she chose Lorsch Abbey as her burial place.
King Conrad died in December 918 after a long illness, possibly by a heavy injury during a campaign against Arnulf of Bavaria. He was succeeded by the Saxon duke Henry the Fowler.
References
- ^ MacLean 2017, p. 26.
Sources
- MacLean, Simon (2017). Ottonian Queenship. Oxford University Press.