 Upon Rudolph III of Burgundy's death Conrad II claimed the title to the Burgundian succession and marched his army to Burgundy during the winter of 1032/1033.In two large-scale military summer campaigns in 1033 and 1034, Conrad defeated his rival Odo II, Count of Blois.On August 1, 1034, Conrad II officially incorporated the Kingdom of Burgundy into the Holy Roman Empire at a ceremony held in the Cathedral of Geneva.