The Conradines or Conradiner were a dynasty of Franconian counts and dukes in the 8th to 11th Century, named after Duke Conrad
the Elder and his son King Conrad I of Germany. The family is first mentioned in 832, with Count Gebhard in the lower Lahn
region. But the family's rise to prominence began with Oda, wife of Emperor Arnulf of Carinthia, who was a member of the family.
In view of his family relationship with Oda, Conrad the Elder was frequently referred to as nepos (nephew, grandson, descendant)
of the Emperor. He and his brothers apparently were in fact Arnulf's closest relatives, and he relied heavily on their support
in his feud with the counts of Babenberg. Arnulf rewarded them by helping them gain territories, beyond their original realm
in Hesse, in Thuringia and the Frankish regions along the Main river.
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