Conrad's parents were Duke Conrad I of Carinthia and his wife Matilda, a daughter of the Conradine duke Herman II of Swabia. His father died in 1011, when Conrad the Younger was still a minor, and King Henry II vested Adalbero of Eppenstein with the Carinthian duchy.
Conrad's parents were Duke Conrad I of Carinthia and his wife Matilda, who was a daughter of the Conradine duke Herman II of Swabia. His father died in 1011 when Conrad the Younger was still an underage child, and King Henry II appointed Adalbero of Eppenstein to take charge of Carinthia.