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Henry V (German: Heinrich V.; probably 11 August 1081 or 1086 [1] – 23 May 1125) was King of Germany (from 1099 to 1125) and Holy Roman Emperor (from 1111 to 1125), as the fourth and last ruler of the Salian dynasty. He was made co-ruler by his father, Henry IV, in 1098.
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Aug 7, 2024 · Henry V was the German king (from 1099) and Holy Roman emperor (1111–25), last of the Salian dynasty. He restored virtual peace in the empire and was generally successful in wars with Flanders, Bohemia, Hungary, and Poland.
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After his father’s death, Henry V succeeded him as Holy Roman Emperor. Henry began his reign by consolidating his power and contacting Pope Paschal II. The emperor attempted to end the Investiture Controversy, but only if the pope granted him the right to appoint bishops. However, Paschal refused this condition, and the Controversy continued.
Fed up with the empire’s domestic issues, German princes sought to end the Investiture Controversy. In 1122, the princes began to negotiate the Concordat of Worms with the church. The agreement allowed Emperor Henry V to oversee bishop elections but prohibited him from appointing them. The emperor reluctantly agreed, and the Controversy finally end...
Emperor Henry V initially planned to invade France from the east in 1123. Meanwhile, Henry I would fight Louis VI in western France. Despite this arrangement, the emperor’s support never materialized. By 1125, Henry started suffering from illness. On May 23, the ailing emperor died at age 38. His marriage to Matilda remained childless, and the Sali...
During his reign, Holy Roman Emperor Henry V had ambition but proved incapable of accomplishing his goals. As emperor, he alienated the German nobility and clergy with his actions. Although the Investiture Controversy ended, Henry couldn’t take credit for it. The emperor even failed to get what he wanted from the agreement. Upon his death, the chil...
Schmale, F. (2020, August 07). Henry V. Retrieved August 13, 2020, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-V-Holy-Roman-emperor The Holy Roman Empire: A Captivating Guide to the Union of Smaller Kingdoms that Started During the Early Middle Ages and Dissolved During the Napleonic Wars. (2019).
Apr 21, 2021 · In 1111, following a failed compromise over lay investiture, Henry had Paschal abducted, demanding the pope to acknowledge his investiture rights and to crown him Holy Roman Emperor. Paschal’s submission to Henry was nullified after his release by a church council on the basis of his imprisonment.
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6 days ago · Germany - Henry V, Holy Roman Empire, Reformation: The Salian dynasty and the rights for which it fought were saved because Henry IV’s son and heir himself seized the leadership of a last rising against his father (1105). This maneuver enabled Henry V (1106–25) to continue the struggle for the crown’s prerogative over the empire’s ...
Henry V was King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, as the fourth and last ruler of the Salian dynasty. He was made co-ruler by his father, Henry IV, in 1098.
HENRY V, ROMAN EMPEROR. Reigned Jan. 5, 1106, to May 23, 1125; b. Turin, 1081; d. Utrecht. The son of henry iv and Bertha, he was elected German king in 1098 in place of his brother Conrad. He deposed his excommunicated father in 1106 and was crowned emperor in 1111.
