Conrad III of Germany

Conrad III (German: Konrad; Italian: Corrado; 1093 or 1094 – 15 February 1152) of the Hohenstaufen dynasty was from 1116 to 1120 Duke of Franconia, from 1127 to 1135 anti-king of his predecessor Lothair III, and from 1138 until his death in 1152 King of the Romans in the Holy Roman Empire.

Quotes

• Conrad was ignorant of the seizure of his camp and the disaster which had occurred. Suddenly he looked up and saw the battle from afar, and immediately he snatched up his standard, for he was a most energetic soldier, and shouted out to the listening people: "Great warriors. I see men valiantly resisting our enemies and, if I am not mistaken, the flash of their arms suggests that the resisters are allies, since the Saracens do not use breastplates in battle. Let anyone who has zeal for God come with me! Let us fight for our brothers! Let heaven's will be done!"
  • Annales Herbipolenses ('Annals of Würzburg') Elizabeth Hallam (ed.) Chronicles of the Crusades (New York: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1989) p. 138
  • Battle of Dorylaeum, October 1147