Henry IV | |
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Holy Roman Emperor (more...) | |
Holy Roman Emperor | |
Reign | 5 October 1056 – 31 December 1105 |
Coronation | 31 March 1084 Old St. Peter's Basilica, Rome |
Predecessor | Henry III |
Successor | Henry V |
King of Germany (Formally King of the Romans) | |
Reign | November 1053 – 31 December 1105 |
Coronation | 17 July 1054 Aachen Cathedral |
Predecessor | Henry III |
Successor | Henry V |
King of Italy and Burgundy | |
Reign | 5 October 1056 – 31 December 1105 |
Predecessor | Henry III |
Successor | Henry V |
Born | Imperial Palace of Goslar, Saxony | 11 November 1050
Died | 7 August 1106 Liège, Lower Lorraine | (aged 55)
Burial | |
Spouse | Bertha of Savoy (m. 1066 – wid. 1087) Eupraxia (Adelheid) of Kiev (m. 1089 – div. 1095) |
Issue | Agnes, Duchess of Swabia and Margravine of Austria Conrad II of Italy Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor |
House | Salian dynasty |
Father | Henry III |
Mother | Agnes of Poitou |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Henry IV (1050–1106) was King of Germany from 1056 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1084, till he was forced to step down in 1105. He was the third emperor of the Salian dynasty and one of the most interesting and important figures of the eleventh century. His reign was marked by the Investiture Controversy with the Papacy and several civil wars with pretenders to his throne in Italy and Germany.