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Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Henry IV
Holy Roman Emperor (more...)
Holy Roman Emperor
Reign5 October 1056 – 31 December 1105
Coronation31 March 1084
Old St. Peter's Basilica, Rome
PredecessorHenry III
SuccessorHenry V
King of Germany
(Formally King of the Romans)
ReignNovember 1053 – 31 December 1105
Coronation17 July 1054
Aachen Cathedral
PredecessorHenry III
SuccessorHenry V
King of Italy and Burgundy
Reign5 October 1056 – 31 December 1105
PredecessorHenry III
SuccessorHenry V
Born(1050-11-11)11 November 1050
Imperial Palace of Goslar, Saxony
Died7 August 1106(1106-08-07) (aged 55)
Liège, Lower Lorraine
Burial
SpouseBertha of Savoy
(m. 1066 – wid. 1087)
Eupraxia (Adelheid) of Kiev
(m. 1089 – div. 1095)
IssueAgnes, Duchess of Swabia and Margravine of Austria
Conrad II of Italy
Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor
HouseSalian dynasty
FatherHenry III
MotherAgnes of Poitou
ReligionRoman 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.


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