Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor, Noble person

1075 – 1137

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Who was Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor?

Lothair II or Lothair III, known as Lothair of Supplinburg, was Duke of Saxony as well as King of Germany from 1125 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1133 until his death. The son of the Saxon count Gebhard of Supplinburg, his reign was troubled by the constant intriguing of the Hohenstaufen duke Frederick II of Swabia and Duke Conrad of Franconia. He died whilst returning from a successful campaign against the Norman Kingdom of Sicily.

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Born
Jun 9, 1075
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  • Catholicism
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Died
Dec 4, 1137
Breitenwang

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on July 23, 2013

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