What cousin of Herman I, Duke of Swabia also had a chance to rule the Duchy of Franconia?
Herman I, Duke of Swabia Herman I (died 10 December 949) was the first Conradine Duke of Swabia (from 926), the son of Gebhard, Duke of Lorraine, and a cousin of King Conrad I of Germany.
Gebhard III (bishop of Regensburg) Gebhard III, called Gebhard "of Franconia" or "von Hohenlohe", was the bishop of Regensburg (or Ratisbon) from 1036 to 2 December 1060. He succeeded Gebhard II. He was an uncle of the Emperor Henry III and an ally of the emperor in Bavaria, where he fell into conflict with the Duke Conrad I.