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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;talerman, post: 6384229, member: 89314&quot;]Conrad III was elected King of the Romans, the traditional first step to becoming Holy Roman Emperor, but he was never elected emperor.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1138, a Genoese delegation went to Nuremberg and was received by Conrad III who had just been elected Rex Romanorum and was waiting to be named emperor. Conrad granted the Genoese the privilege of minting coins, giving them a special diploma, probably after receiving some form of compensation. His name appears on Genoese coins into the 16th century.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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