Adalbero, Duke of Carinthia
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Adalbero of Eppenstein was Duke of Carinthia
from 1011 or 1012 until 1035. He succeeded Duke Conrad I
from the Salian dynasty
.
Adalbero was the son of Count Markward of Eppenstein
, margrave of Styria
, where he succeeded his father about 1000. He was married to Beatrix (died February 23 after 1125), probably a daughter of Duke Hermann II of Swabia
from the Conradine dynasty and sister-in-law of the Salian Emperor Conrad II
.
In 1011/12 the German king Henry II
enfeoffed Adalbero with the Carinthian duchy, including the rule over the March of Verona
. The Salian Conrad II the Younger
, son of his predecessor Conrad I, was a minor when his father died and therefore was not taken into account, becoming a bitter rival.
After political altercations with the Salians and an unsuccessful rebellion against Emperor Conrad II, Adalbero in 1035 was forced to renounce all his offices and fiefdoms, but Bishop Egilbert of Freising, a councillor to Emperor Conrad's son King Henry III
, advised the princes of Germany and Henry himself, who had been elected king, to not recognise the deposition. Conrad was required to perform much begging before Henry consented to the act and Adalbero was removed and finally succeeded by Conrad the Younger. He died in exile at Bavarian Ebersberg
in 1039.
Duchy of Carinthia
The Duchy of Carinthia was a duchy located in southern Austria and parts of northern Slovenia. It was separated from the Duchy of Bavaria in 976, then the first newly created Imperial State beside the original German stem duchies....
from 1011 or 1012 until 1035. He succeeded Duke Conrad I
Conrad I, Duke of Carinthia
Conrad I , of the Salian Dynasty, was the duke of Carinthia from 1004. He was the third son Duke Otto I and thus brother of both Henry of Speyer, father of the Emperor Conrad II, and Bruno, who was pope as Gregory V. He outlived both those elder brothers and his father.Along with his father, he was...
from the Salian dynasty
Salian dynasty
The Salian dynasty was a dynasty in the High Middle Ages of four German Kings , also known as the Frankish dynasty after the family's origin and role as dukes of Franconia...
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Adalbero was the son of Count Markward of Eppenstein
Eppenstein
Eppenstein is a municipality in the district of Judenburg in Styria, Austria....
, margrave of Styria
March of Styria
The March of Styria was originally broken off the Duchy of Carinthia before 970 as a buffer zone against the Magyars. Originally it was known as the Carantanian march , after the former Slavic principality of Carantania, a predecessor of the Carinthian duchy...
, where he succeeded his father about 1000. He was married to Beatrix (died February 23 after 1125), probably a daughter of Duke Hermann II of Swabia
Herman II, Duke of Swabia
Herman II was the Conradine duke of Swabia from 997 to his death, as the son of and successor Conrad I.Herman opposed the election of Henry IV, Duke of Bavaria, as king of Germany because he himself had been a contender...
from the Conradine dynasty and sister-in-law of the Salian Emperor Conrad II
Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
Conrad II was Holy Roman Emperor from 1027 until his death.The son of a mid-level nobleman in Franconia, Count Henry of Speyer and Adelaide of Alsace, he inherited the titles of count of Speyer and of Worms as an infant when Henry died at age twenty...
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In 1011/12 the German king Henry II
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry II , also referred to as Saint Henry, Obl.S.B., was the fifth and last Holy Roman Emperor of the Ottonian dynasty, from his coronation in Rome in 1014 until his death a decade later. He was crowned King of the Germans in 1002 and King of Italy in 1004...
enfeoffed Adalbero with the Carinthian duchy, including the rule over the March of Verona
March of Verona
The March of Verona and Aquileia was a vast march in northeastern Italy during the Middle Ages, centered on the cities of Verona and Aquileia. Except for Venice, it included the territories of the modern-day regions of Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia as well as Istria and Trentino up to the Adige...
. The Salian Conrad II the Younger
Conrad II, Duke of Carinthia
Conrad II , called the Younger, was the Salian duke of Carinthia from 1035. His father, Conrad I died in 1011 when he was a minor. Adalbero of Eppenstein was given the duchy of Carinthia...
, son of his predecessor Conrad I, was a minor when his father died and therefore was not taken into account, becoming a bitter rival.
After political altercations with the Salians and an unsuccessful rebellion against Emperor Conrad II, Adalbero in 1035 was forced to renounce all his offices and fiefdoms, but Bishop Egilbert of Freising, a councillor to Emperor Conrad's son King Henry III
Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry III , called the Black or the Pious, was a member of the Salian Dynasty of Holy Roman Emperors...
, advised the princes of Germany and Henry himself, who had been elected king, to not recognise the deposition. Conrad was required to perform much begging before Henry consented to the act and Adalbero was removed and finally succeeded by Conrad the Younger. He died in exile at Bavarian Ebersberg
Ebersberg
Ebersberg is the district seat of the similarly named Landkreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Oberbayern in southern Germany. The Ebersberger Forst is one of Germany’s largest continuous area of woodlands....
in 1039.