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( Elder House of Babenberg). He was the son of Margrave Henry I of Babenberg and either Ingeltrude or Judith of Friuli.

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Adalbert was one of the most important representatives during the Babenberg feud, a quarrel between the Babenbergs and

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families. His sister

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was married to

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. On 27 February 906 an

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led by Adalbert attacked the Conradines near

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. During the fight Conrad the Elder was killed. After Adalbert had withdrawn to Castle

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he was besieged by the royal army. The king's envoy,

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and

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, promised him a

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. However, when Adalbert left the castle he was taken prisoner, convicted and

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. After that the Babenbergs lost all their

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and possessions in the

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