, Herman Iv, Duke Of Swabia

Herman IV (c.1015-July 1038) was the Duke of Swabia (1030–1038). He wasthe second son of Ernest I and Gisela of Swabia. He was one of theBabenberg dukes of Swabia.
Herman became duke in 1030 following the death of his older brotherErnest II. At the time he was still a minor.
Seven years later, his stepfather, the Emperor Conrad II, married him toAdelaide of Susa, the marchioness of Turin, in January 1037. Herman wasthen invested as margrave of Turin.[1] In July of the next year, whilecampaigning with Conrad in Southern Italy, he was struck down by anepidemic near Naples. Conrad then transferred rule of the duchy of Swabiato his own son, Henry I, while Adelaide remarried to Henry of Montferrat.
He was buried in Trento Cathedral on 28 July 1038, because the summerheat made it impossible to bring his corpse back to Germany.[2]
Because of a late Austrian source, Herman is sometimes mistakenly said tohave had children.[3] This was not the case. Herman was on campaign formuch of his short marriage to Adelaide and he died without heirs.[4]