| Conrad I | |
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 Denier minted in the name of Conrad I | |
| King of Burgundy | |
| Reign | 11 July 937 – 19 October 993 |
| Predecessor | Rudolph II |
| Successor | Rudolph III |
| Born | c. 925 |
| Died | 19 October 993 (aged 67 or 68) |
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| House | Elder House of Welf |
| Father | Rudolph II of Burgundy |
| Mother | Bertha of Swabia |
Conrad I, calledthe Peaceful (French:Conrad le Pacifique;German:Konrad der Friedfertige;Latin:Conradus;c. 925 – 19 October 993), wasKing of Burgundy (ruling a political unit also called theKingdom of Arles) from 937 until his death in 993.
A member of theElder House of Welf, Conrad was the son of KingRudolph II, the first ruler over theunited kingdom ofUpper andLower Burgundy since 933, and his consortBertha, a daughter of DukeBurchard II of Swabia.[1] Some sources call himConrad III, since he was the third Conrad in his family: his great-grandfather was DukeConrad II, whose father was CountConrad I.
Conrad succeeded his father as King of Burgundy in 937, with his future brother-in-law, the German kingOtto I (laterHoly Roman Emperor), exercising the regency during Conrad'sminority reign.[2] Under Otto's regency, Conrad began a close collaboration with the Germanic kings.[2] Burgundy also gained a central role in Otto I's Italian policy due to theGreat Saint Bernard Pass. Conrad extended Burgundy's control over important monasteries, includingLure Abbey,Payerne Priory,Romainmôtier Priory andMoutier-Grandval Abbey.[2]
According to the chroniclerEkkehard IV, in a story that is probably apocryphal, when Conrad learned that both theMagyars and theSaracens ofFraxinetum were marching against him, he sent envoys to both armies warning them of the other. The envoys offered Burgundian aid to each invader against the other and then informed them of the other's whereabouts. When the Magyars and Saracensmet, the Burgundians held back and only attacked when the opposing forces were spent. In this way, both invading armies were destroyed and the captives sold into slavery.[3][4] Conrad died on 19 October 993 and was buried at the Abbey of Saint-André-le-Bas,Vienne.[2]
Conrad married firstly, Adelaide of Bellay. They were parents to at least one daughter:[5]
He marriedMatilda by 966,[5] daughter ofLouis IV of France andGerberga of Saxony.[6] They had at least four children:
By his concubine, Aldiud, he had a son:
Conrad I of Burgundy Born:c. 925 Died: 19 October 993 | ||
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| Preceded by | King of Burgundy 937–993 | Succeeded by |
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