What cousin of Herman I, Duke of Swabia also had a chance to rule the Duchy of Franconia?
Conrad I of Germany Conrad I (German: "Konrad" ; c. 881 – December 23, 918), called the Younger, was the first non-Carolingian king of East Francia from 911 to 918. He was the first elected king of East Francia and also the first one to be anointed. He was chosen as the king by the rulers of the East Frankish stem duchies after the death of young king Louis the Child. Prior to this election he had ruled the Duchy of Franconia from 906.
Battle of Gammelsdorf The Battle of Gammelsdorf (German: "Schlacht von Gammelsdorf" ) circled around the question of who would execute tutelage over the minor children of the late Lower Bavarian Dukes, thus also commanding the tremendous economic power of that region. Their Upper Bavarian cousin, Duke Louis, the later Emperor Louis IV, "the Bavarian", as agreements within the several branches of the Bavarian line of the House of Wittelsbach determined and as the burghers of the Lower Bavarian cities wanted to see it done, or Duke Frederick I of Austria, "the Fair", also Louis' cousin, both having been raised and educated together in Vienna, as the widows and local aristocracy wished?