Duke of Swabia
The Dukes of Swabia were the rulers of the
Habsburg
family in the late 13th century.
Dukes of Swabia (909–1268)
Early dukes
- Hunfriding(d. 911), mentioned as marchio (margrave) in 903 and dux (duke) in 909
- Ahalolfing, dominant count in Alemannia after the execution of Burchard I, declared duke in 915, exiled September 916, executed January 917.
- Hunfriding), recognized Henry the Fowleras king of Germany in 919 and was recognized by Henry as Duke of Swabia in return.
- Conradine)
- Ottonian)
- Hunfriding)
- Ottonian)
Conradines
- Conrad I (982–997)
- Hermann II(997–1003)
- Hermann III(1003–12)
House of Babenberg
- Ernest I (1012–15)
- Ernest II (1015–30)
- Hermann IV (1030–38)
Miscellaneous houses
- Henry I (1038–45, Salian), King of the Romans from 1039 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1046
- Ezzonen)
- Otto III (1048–57, Schweinfurt)
- Rudolf I (1057–79, Rheinfelden)
- Berthold I (1079–90, Rheinfelden)
- Berthold II (1092–98, Zähringen)
House of Hohenstaufen, 1079–1268
Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriage(s) | Death | ||
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Frederick I 1079–1105 |
1050 son of Frederick of Büren and Hildegard of Egisheim-Dagsburg |
Agnes of Germany 1089 11 children |
21 July 1105 aged 54 or 55 | |||
Frederick II the One-Eyed 1105–1147 |
1090 son of Agnes of Germany |
Agnes of Saarbrücken c.1132 2 children |
6 April 1147 aged 56 or 57 | |||
Frederick III Barbarossa 1147–1152 |
1122 son of Frederick II and Judith of Bavaria |
12 children |
10 June 1190 aged 67 or 68 | |||
Frederick IV 1152–1167 |
1145 son of Gertrude von Sulzbach |
Gertrude of Bavaria 1166 no children |
19 August 1167 Rome aged 21 or 22 | |||
Frederick V 1167–1170 |
16 July 1164 Frederick III and Beatrice of Burgundy |
unmarried |
28 November 1170 aged 6 | |||
Frederick VI 1170–1191 |
February 1167 Frederick III and Beatrice of Burgundy |
unmarried |
20 January 1191 Acre aged 24 | |||
Conrad II 1191–1196 |
February or March 1173 son of Frederick III and Beatrice of Burgundy |
unmarried |
15 August 1196 Durlach aged 23 | |||
Philip 1196–1208 |
August 1177 son of Frederick III and Beatrice of Burgundy |
Irene Angelina 25 May 1197 4 children |
21 June 1208 Bamberg aged 30 | |||
Vacancy: 1208-1212 | ||||||
Frederick VII 1212–1216 |
26 December 1194 Constance of Sicily |
Constance of Aragon 15 August 1209 1 child Isabella II of Jerusalem 9 November 1225 2 children Isabella of England 15 July 1235 4 children |
13 December 1250 Torremaggiore aged 55 | |||
Henry II 1216–1235 |
1211 Constance of Aragon |
Margaret 29 November 1225 2 children |
12 February 1242 Martirano aged 30 | |||
Conrad III 1235–1254 |
25 April 1228 |
Elisabeth of Bavaria 1 September 1246 1 child |
21 May 1254 Lavello aged 26 | |||
Conrad IV the Younger 1254–1268 |
25 March 1252 Wolfstein son of Conrad I and Elisabeth of Bavaria |
never married | 29 October 1268 Naples aged 16 (executed) |
House of Habsburg (1283–1309)
Family tree
Successor states
In the 13th century, the Duchy of Swabia disintegrated into numerous smaller states. Some of the more important immediate successor states were:
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During the following century, several of these states were acquired by the County of Württemberg or the Duchy of Austria, as marked above. In 1803 Bavarian Swabia was annexed by Bavaria and shortly afterwards became part of the Kingdom of Bavaria.