Ep. 47: Welf vs Staufer - Konrad III (1137-1152) - Konrad's Coup

History of the Germans from the Middle Ages to Reunification

Dirk Hoffmann-Becking

Education, History, Society & Culture

4.9 • 551 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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1138-1142 This week we will watch another candidate having the royal title snatched from his fingers. Henry the Proud, duke of Bavaria, duke of Saxony, Margrave of Tuscany and Este, richest landowner in Germany and Italy, son-in-law of the previous emperor and his designated successor is a shoo in for the imperial title. Only Conrad of Hohenstaufen, failed anti-king and hero of the Italian campaign together with his friend, Albero, archbishop of Trier and James Bond of the 12th century dare to disagree. Will it be the German nobles or again the church who will be deciding the election? We know where the pope stands who had fallen out with Henry the Proud over some ransom money two years earlier... Episode webpage: Episode 47 - Conrad's Coup • History of the Germans Podcast The music for the show is Flute Sonata in E-flat major, H.545 by Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach (or some claim it as BWV 1031 Johann Sebastian Bach) performed and arranged by Michel Rondeau under Common Creative Licence 3.0. As always: Homepage with maps, photos, transcripts and blog: www.historyofthegermans.com Facebook: @HOTGPod Twitter: @germanshistory Instagram: history_of_the_germans Reddit: u/historyofthegermans Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Historyofthegermans

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the history of the Germans, Episode 47, Conrad's coup.
0:11.0	Now this week we'll watch another candidate having the royal title snatched from his fingers.
0:17.0	And since the winner is a Hoen Stauffen, the whole Stauffer versus Wealth game kicks off again.
0:23.4	More ups and downs than last time, though.
0:26.4	Now, before we start, just a reminder, the history of the Germans podcast is advertising
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1:00.1	Last time we saw the positively ancient Emperor Lothar III, finally succumbing to the strains
1:06.3	of office.
1:07.9	When he passed away on December 3rd 1137 in a peasant's hut in Tyrol, he thought his
1:13.4	succession was well ordered. His son-in-law, Henry the Prout, Duke of Bavaria, Duke of Saxony,
1:20.0	Margrave of Tuscany, and a huge landowner across Germany in Italy was his designated heir.
1:26.5	He handed him the Imperial Regalia, the Holy Lance, the Crown,
1:30.6	and all the other paraphernalia of Imperial rule. The Empress Ritchezer, Henry the Proud and his
1:37.3	man accompanied the Imperial Funeral Possession to Cunuch's Lutter in Saxony, the church Lothar had
1:43.8	built as a shrine to his memory.
1:46.6	There, a great funeral is held on December 31st, 1137.
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