Conrad I | |
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Margrave of Meissen | |
Reign | 1123–1156 |
Predecessor | Wiprecht |
Successor | Otto II |
Born | c. 1097 |
Died | 5 February 1157 Petersberg |
Buried | Lauterberg Abbey |
Noble family | House of Wettin |
Spouse(s) | Luitgard of Elchingen-Ravenstein |
Issue | Otto II, Margrave of Meissen Theodoric I, Margrave of Lusatia Dedi III, Margrave of Lusatia Adela, Queen of Denmark Agnes II, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg |
Father | Thimo of Wettin |
Mother | Ida of Nordheim |
Conrad I (c. 1097 – 5 February 1157), called the Great (German: Konrad der Große), a member of the House of Wettin, was Margrave of Meissen from 1123 and Margrave of Lusatia from 1136 until his retirement in 1156. Initially a Saxon count, he became the ruler over large Imperial estates in the Eastern March and progenitor of the Saxon electors and kings.[1]