Germany: Conrad II (990-1039), 16th Holy Roman emperor, from the book Romanorvm imperatorvm effigies: elogijs ex diuersis scriptoribus per Thomam Treteru S. Mariae Transtyberim canonicum collectis, 1583

Conrad II (990-1039), also known as Conrad the Elder and Conrad the Salic, was the son of Count Henry of Speyer and inherited the titles of Count of Speyer and Worms as an infant after his father's death. He became powerful and influential with the princes of Germany, and was elected to King of Germany after the death of the childless Emperor Henry II in 1024.

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