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- Henry II (born May 6, 973, Albach?, Bavaria—died July 13, 1024, Pfalz Grona, near Göttingen, Saxony [Germany]; canonized 1146; feast day July 13) was the duke of Bavaria (as Henry IV, 995–1005), German king (from 1002), and Holy Roman emperor (1014–24), last of the Saxon dynasty of emperors.
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May 2, 2024 · Henry II ; canonized 1146; feast day July 13) was the duke of Bavaria (as Henry IV, 995–1005), German king (from 1002), and Holy Roman emperor (1014–24), last of the Saxon dynasty of emperors. He was canonized by Pope Eugenius III, more than 100 years after his death, in response to church-inspired.
1 day ago · She was born into a powerful ruling class of Normans, who traditionally owned extensive estates in both England and Normandy, and her first husband had been Holy Roman Emperor Henry V. Henry I had during his own lifetime obtained pledges of fealty from his nobility, including from his nephew Stephen of Blois , promising to support Matilda's ...
3 days ago · On July 13, the Catholic Church celebrates the memory of St. Henry II, a German king who led and defended Europe's Holy Roman Empire at the beginning of the first millennium. St....
May 20, 2024 · Holy Roman Emperor r. 1191–1197: Constance 1154–1198 Queen of Sicily: William 1176: Agnes 1181–1184: Gisela 1168–1184: Henry II 1207–1248 Duke of Brabant: Maria of Swabia 1201–1235: Elisabeth of Swabia 1205–1235: Ferdinand III 1199/1201–1252 King of Castile: Constance of Aragon 1179–1222: Frederick II 1194–1250 King of ...
May 8, 2024 · Holy Roman Emperors. Most Notable Holy Roman Emperors and Their Accomplishments. by World History Edu · May 8, 2024. The Holy Roman Empire, a complex political entity that existed from 800 to 1806 in Central Europe, was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire as Voltaire famously critiqued.
May 19, 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. As the son of Henry IV, he continued his father’s Investiture Controversy.
May 3, 2024 · son Henry II. brother William the Aetheling. (Show more) On the Web: Heritage History - Matilda of England (May 03, 2024) Matilda (born 1102, London—died Sept. 10, 1167, near Rouen, Fr.) was the consort of the Holy Roman emperor Henry V and afterward claimant to the English throne in the reign of King Stephen. She was the only daughter of ...
