Background
Conrad was the son of a nobleman, von Beutelsbach, and possibly a descendant of the Salic duke Conrad of Carinthia.
Conrad was the son of a nobleman, von Beutelsbach, and possibly a descendant of the Salic duke Conrad of Carinthia.
His wife"s name was Werntrud. About 1083 Conrad built a castle on the Wirtemberg close to today"s Stuttgart. He made this place his domicile and named himself after lieutenant
On May 5, 1092 in Ulm he witnessed the transfer of property to the Abbey of Allerheiligen near Schaffhausen.
This is the first times that his name is mentioned in a complete document, however this document is not an original. This political stance is in agreement with the fact that he asked the Bishop of Worms, an opponent of the Emperor, to consecrate his chapel of the castle, in preference to the Bishop of Constance in whose territory the castle actually was situated.
Already earlier, perhaps between 1080 and 1087, Conrad had helped the Abbey of Hirsau with donations as documented in the Hirsauer Schenkungsbuch. In this document he is characterized as a "mighty man among the Swabians".