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 | | In 1116, together with his elder brother Frederick ii., duke of Swabia, he was left by Henry as regent of Germany, and when the emperor died in 1125 he became titular king of Burgundy, or Arles. |
 | | The king was unable to make much headway, in spite of the death of Duke Henry, which occurred in October 1139; and his half-brother Leopold IV., margrave of Austria, to whom Bavaria had been entrusted, was defeated by Henrys brother Welf, afterwards duke of Spoleto and margrave of Tuscany. |
 | | Peace was made at Frankfort in May 1142, when Henry the Lion, son of Henry the Proud, was confirmed in the duchy of Saxony, while Bavaria was given to Conrads step-brother Henry Jasomirgott, margrave of Austria, who married Gertrude, the widow of Henry the Proud. |
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