Conrad III

(noun)

First German king of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, who led troops in the Second Crusade.

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Examples of Conrad III in the following topics:

  • The Second Crusade

    • The Second Crusade was announced by Pope Eugene III, and was the first of the crusades to be led by European kings, namely Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany, who had help from a number of other European nobles.
    • Nevertheless, it was decided to follow Conrad, and to set out on June 15.
    • Ottokar III of Styria joined Conrad at Vienna, and Conrad's enemy Géza II of Hungary allowed them to pass through unharmed.
    • Conrad split his army into two divisions.
    • The French met the remnants of Conrad's army at Lopadion, and Conrad joined Louis's force.

  • The Fourth Crusade

    • Under the papacies of Calixtus II, Honorius II, Eugenius III, and Innocent II, smaller-scale crusading continued around the Crusader states in the early 12th century.
    • King Louis VII and Conrad III led armies from France and Germany to Jerusalem and Damascus without winning any major victories. 
    • According to Benedict of Peterborough, Pope Urban III died of deep sadness on October 19, 1187, upon hearing news of the defeat.
    • In Northern Europe the Catholic church continued to battle peoples whom they considered pagans; Popes such as Celestine III, Innocent III, Honorius III, and Gregory IX preached crusade against the Livonians, Prussians, and Russians.
    • Innocent III began preaching what became the Fourth Crusade in 1200 in France, England, and Germany, but primarily in France.

  • Rise of the Holy Roman Empire

    • In 800, Pope Leo III crowned the Frankish king Charlemagne Emperor of the Romans, reviving the title in Western Europe after more than three centuries.
    • After the Carolingian king Louis the Child died without issue in 911, East Francia did not turn to the Carolingian ruler of West Francia to take over the realm, but instead elected one of the dukes, Conrad of Franconia, as Rex Francorum Orientalium.
    • On his deathbed, Conrad yielded the crown to his main rival, Henry the Fowler of Saxony, who was elected king at the Diet of Fritzlar in 919.

  • Napoleon III

  • The Hohenzollerns

    • The cadet Franconian branch of the House of Hohenzollern was founded by Conrad I, Burgrave of Nuremberg (1186-1261).
    • In return for aiding Emperor Leopold I during the War of the Spanish Succession, Frederick William's son, Frederick III, was allowed to elevate Prussia to the status of a kingdom.

  • Chicago/Turabian (NB): The Bibliography Section

    • As an example, let's look in detail at the process of citing three particular sources in Chicago style: Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness (i.e., a book by one author), Project Gutenberg's online text of the same book (i.e., an online book), and an online journal article about the book.
    • The first author will be listed with their surname first (Conrad, Joseph) but subsequent authors will be listed with their first names first (Joseph Conrad).

  • Chicago/Turabian (Author–Date): The References Section

    • As an example, let's look in detail at the process of citing three particular sources in Chicago style: Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness (i.e., a book by one author), Project Gutenberg's online text of the same book (i.e., an online book), and an online journal article about the book.
    • The first author will be listed with their surname first (Conrad, Joseph) but subsequent authors will be listed with their first names first (Joseph Conrad).

  • MLA: The Works Cited Section

    • As an example, let's look in detail at the process of citing three particular sources in MLA style: Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness (i.e., a book by one author), Project Gutenberg's online text of the same book (i.e., an online book), and an online journal article about the book.
    • Conrad, Joseph.
    • Let's pretend Conrad wrote an essay about his book for the sake of an example:
    • Conrad, Joseph.

  • APA: The References Section

    • As an example, let's look in detail at the process of citing three particular sources in APA style: Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness (i.e., a book by one author), Project Gutenberg's online text of the same book (i.e., an online book), and an online journal article about the book.
    • Conrad, J. (2006).

  • Solutions to Exercises in Chapter 9

    • i. 2 ii. 0.1 iii . 0.12 iv. 16 v. 15