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Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henry was the eldest son of the Emperor Henry III, by his second wife Agnes de Poitou, and was probably born at the royal palace at Goslar. In 1055 Henry was betrothed to Bertha of Maurienne, daughter of Count Otto of Savoy. Henry jeopardized both when, in 1075, his insistence on the right of a secular ruler to invest, i.e., to place in office, members of the clergy, especially bishops, began the conflict known as the Investiture Controversy. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henry_IV,_Holy_Roman_Emperor   (600 words)

Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In 1055 Henry was betrothed to Bertha of Maurienne, daughter of Count Otto of Savoy. Henry was the eldest son of the Emperor Henry III, by his second wife Agnes de Poitou, and was probably born at the royal palace at Goslar. Henry jeopardized both when, in 1075, his insistence on the right of a secular ruler to invest, i.e., to place in office, members of the clergy, especially bishops, began the conflict known as the Investiture Controversy. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henry_IV,_Holy_Roman_Emperor   (572 words)

Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henry was the eldest son of the Emperor Henry III, by his second wife Agnes de Poitou, and was probably born at the royal palace at Goslar. In 1088, Henry of Luxembourg, an antiking, died and Egbert II, Margrave of Meissen, a longtime enemy of the emperor's proclaimed himself the antiking's successor. Henry had him condemned by a Saxon diet and then a national one at Quedlinburg and Regensburg respectively, but was defeated by Egbert when a relief army came to the margrave's rescue during the siege of Gleichen. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henry_IV,_Holy_Roman_Emperor   (683 words)

Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (November 1165, Nijmegen– September 28, 1197, Messina) was king of Germany 1190-1197, and Holy Roman Emperor 1191-1197. After having taken the reins of the Empire from his father, engaged in the Crusade, in 1189-1190 he suppressed a revolt of Henry the Lion, former duke of Saxony and Bavaria and relative of Frederick. Henry was fluent in Latin, and, according to Alberic of Troisfontaines, was "distinguished by gifts of knowledge, wreathed in flowers of eloquence, and learned in canon and Roman law." He was a patron of prophets and poetry, and probably composed the song "Kaiser Heinrich" that is now among the Weingarten Song Manuscripts. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henry_VI,_Holy_Roman_Emperor   (742 words)

Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henry was the eldest son of the Emperor Henry III, by his second wife Agnes de Poitou, and was probably born at the royal palace at Goslar. Henry IV (November 11, 1050 – August 7, 1106) was King of Germany from 1056 and Emperor from 1084, until his abdication in 1105. Henry jeopardized both when, in 1075, his insistence on the right of a secular ruler to invest, i.e., to place in office, members of the clergy, especially bishops, began the conflict known as the Investiture Controversy. www.hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Henry_IV,_Holy_Roman_Emperor   (612 words)

Encyclopedia: Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII then travelled to Rome to be crowned as emperor, the title having been vacant since the death of Frederick II. The Holy Roman Emperor was, with some variation, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of modern Germany, during its existence from the 10th century until its collapse in 1806. As Emperor he planned to restore the glory of the Holy Roman Empire, and indeed he restored imperial power in parts of northern Italy, fighting against the anti-imperial commune of Florence. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Henry-VII,-Holy-Roman-Emperor   (798 words)

AllRefer.com - Henry VII, Holy Roman emperor and German king (German History, Biography) - Encyclopedia Henry was succeeded by Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV. Leaving Rome, he besieged Florence, but without success; in 1313, having allied himself with King Frederick II of Sicily, he pronounced the ban of the empire against King Robert of Naples, who opposed Henry's policy in Italy. Henry VII's abortive Italian campaign only served to prove the futility of any attempt to revive the ancient imperial policy at a time when the papacy and S Italy were controlled by France and the N Italian towns were autonomous. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/H/Henry7HRE.html   (483 words)

Holy Roman Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Holy Roman Empire was a political conglomeration of lands in Central Europe in the Middle Ages and the early modern period. After him all kings and emperors relied on the lands of their own family (Hausmacht): Louis IV of Wittelsbach (king 1314, emperor 1328–1347) relied on his lands in Bavaria; Charles IV of Luxembourg, the grandson of Henry VII, drew strength from his own lands in Bohemia. These rights were now explicitly rooted in Roman Law, a far-reaching constitutional act; north of the Alps, the system was also now connected to feudal law, a change most visible in the withdrawal of the feuds of Henry the Lion in 1180 which led to his public banning. www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Holy_Roman_Empire_of_the_German_Nation   (4836 words)

Encyclopedia: Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor Lothair II of Supplinburg (1075– 1137), was the Duke of Saxony (1106), King of Germany (1125), and Holy Roman Emperor from 1133 to 1137. He forced the abdication in 1105 of his father, the emperor Henry IV and secured his own election as king, assuming the imperial crown in 1111. Henry accepted the compromise, but when it was announced at St. Peter's as a preliminary to his imperial coronation (1111), a violent tumult arose from the clergy, who saw their wealth and power being given away. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Henry-V,-Holy-Roman-Emperor   (1064 words)

Henry V Holy Roman Emperor & Matilda OF ENGLAND Henry V Holy Roman Emperor and Matilda OF ENGLAND www.math.byu.edu /~smithw/Smith-Clausing/wc39/wc39_159.html   (9 words)

Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henry and Constance were crowned Emperor and Empress in 1191, a year after Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor died. Emperor Henry VI deposed William III of Sicily, his wife's great nephew and the last of Sicily's Norman kings, and was crowned king of Sicily in Palermo in 1194. Henry was fluent in Latin, and according to Alberic of Troisfontaines, was "distinguished by gifts of knowledge, wreathed in flowers of eloquence, and learned in canon and Roman law." He was a patron of prophets and poetry, and probably composed the song "Kaiser Heinrich" that is now among the Weingarten Song Manuscripts. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henry_VI,_Holy_Roman_Emperor   (222 words)

Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henry III (October 29, 1017 – October 5, 1056), called the Black, was a member of the Salian (sometimes Franconian) dynasty of Holy Roman Emperors. Henry's reign as emperor was marked by his attempts to reform the Church, but also by his use of lay investiture to further his religious and political goals. Early on Henry's father emperor Conrad II had arranged fief with Canute to have him rule over some parts of northern Germany and in turn to have their children get married. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henry_III,_Holy_Roman_Emperor   (286 words)

Henry VI of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henry's half-brothers, Edmund and Jasper, the sons of his mother's second marriage, were later given earldoms, Edmund being the father of Henry Tudor, later King Henry VII of England. Henry IV's elder surviving son, John, Duke of Bedford, was the senior regent, having been appointed Regent of France (in charge of running the ongoing war) as well as replacing Gloucester as Regent of England whenever Bedford was personally in the country. Henry was captured by King Edward in 1465 and subsequently held captive in the Tower of London. www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Henry_VI_of_England   (2375 words)

Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, (1081 - May 23, 1125) was the fourth and last ruler of the Salian dynasty. He forced the abdication in 1105 of his father, the emperor Henry IV and secured his own election as king, assuming the imperial crown in 1111. In 1114, Henry married the young Matilda, daughter of Henry I of England, at Mainz. www.kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Henry_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor   (211 words)

Henry II, Holy Roman emperor and German king. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 When Otto III died without an heir, Henry, who was Otto& second cousin and the great-grandson of Henry I, was elected German king. Henry expelled (1004) Boleslaus from Bohemia, but the war dragged on until 1018, when Boleslaus was able to obtain territories in E Germany in fief from Henry. Henry died childless; he was succeeded by Conrad II. www.bartleby.com /65/he/Henry2HRE.html   (328 words)

Henry IV, Holy Roman emperor and German king. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 When his son Henry (later Henry V) rebelled in 1104, only the Rhenish cities were loyal to the emperor. Henry disregarded the opposition of Pope Gregory VII to lay investiture and invested a new bishop of Milan. Henry’s first task after assuming control was to restore his authority in the duchies, especially in Saxony, where a revolt (1073) was subdued in 1075. www.bartleby.com /65/he/Henry4HRE.html   (684 words)

Henry IV, Holy Roman emperor and German king. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 During his reign Henry was caught between the rising particularism of the princes and the reformist demands of a revivified papacy, but he managed to salvage enough of his father’s legacy to make possible a restoration of imperial power under the Hohenstaufens. When his son Henry (later Henry V) rebelled in 1104, only the Rhenish cities were loyal to the emperor. Henry disregarded the opposition of Pope Gregory VII to lay investiture and invested a new bishop of Milan. www.bartleby.com /65/he/Henry4HRE.html   (684 words)

Henry IV, Holy Roman emperor and German king. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 When his son Henry (later Henry V) rebelled in 1104, only the Rhenish cities were loyal to the emperor. Henry disregarded the opposition of Pope Gregory VII to lay investiture and invested a new bishop of Milan. Trapped by a promise of conciliation, Henry IV was imprisoned and forced to abdicate (1105). www.bartleby.com /65/he/Henry4HRE.html   (684 words)

Encyclopedia: Emperor Henry III Henry III (1017-1056) was a member of the Salian (sometimes Franconian) dynasty of Holy Roman Emperors. Henry's reign as emperor was marked by his attempts to reform the Church, but also by his use of lay investiture to further his religious and political goals. Henry was re-married in 1043 to Agnes de Poitou, daughter of duke of William V of Aquitaine. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Emperor-Henry-III   (511 words)

Henry IV, Holy Roman emperor and German king. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 When his son Henry (later Henry V) rebelled in 1104, only the Rhenish cities were loyal to the emperor. Henry disregarded the opposition of Pope Gregory VII to lay investiture and invested a new bishop of Milan. During his reign Henry was caught between the rising particularism of the princes and the reformist demands of a revivified papacy, but he managed to salvage enough of his father’s legacy to make possible a restoration of imperial power under the Hohenstaufens. www.bartleby.com /65/he/Henry4HRE.html   (684 words)

Agatha of Bavaria - Samuel (Baty Betee) Beatty Holy Roman Emperor Henry II of Bavaria was born in 973. She was married to Holy Roman Emperor Louis I the Pious Carolingian of the Franks in Feb 819. Children were: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa Hohenstaufen. www.geocities.com /~latenitejer/d46.htm   (628 words)

Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Kingdom of Cyprus The island was conquered from Isaac Comnenus, an upstart local governor and self-proclaimed emperor claiming the Empire of Constantinople, in 1191 by King Richard I of England during the Third Crusade. Roman Catholics kept the reins of power and control, while the Greek inhabitants lived in the countryside; this was much the same as the arrangement in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. The Kingdom of Cyprus was a Roman Catholic Crusader kingdom on the island of Cyprus in the late Middle Ages. www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Kingdom_of_Cyprus   (711 words)

AllRefer.com - Henry VI, Holy Roman emperor and German king (German History, Biography) - Encyclopedia Henry VI 1165–97, Holy Roman emperor (1191–97) and German king (1190–97), son and successor of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I (Frederick Barbarossa). The proposal was defeated, though it found many supporters, and Henry contented himself with securing the election of his infant son (later Emperor Frederick II) as king. He was succeeded in Sicily by Frederick II and in the rest of the empire by Philip of Swabia. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/H/Henry6HRE.html   (527 words)

Emperor Frederick II - Best of Sicily Magazine In common with Rome, Vienna and Aachen, Palermo is the eternal host of the tombs of Holy Roman Emperors --the Hohenstaufen Henry VI and his son Frederick II. Henry was not liked in Sicily, but the imperial couple had managed to defeat their enemies and secure the support of the nobles and the Pope. Henry's life and reign in Sicily were brief, however, and in 1197 Frederick succeeded his father, with Constance as regent. www.bestofsicily.com /mag/art57.htm   (1413 words)

Timeline: 1300-1400 Holy Roman Emperor Wenceslas IV is deposed for drunkenness. Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV invades Italy and declares Pope John XXII deposed. Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor at civil war withhis rival, Frederick of Austria. guweb2.gonzaga.edu /faculty/wheeler/timeline1300.html   (1605 words)

Holy Roman Empire Critics have pointed out that this kingdom certainly was not holy, was not Roman (it was essentially a German kingdom), and was not an empire (it was a collection of tribal duchies barely held together by the king and, now, emperor). Since he was crowned emperor in Rome by the pope, the name Holy Roman Empire was applied to the realms which he ruled. Henry I ruled from 918 to 935 and was the first of a line of Saxon kings that governed till1024. faculty.ucc.edu /egh-damerow/holy_roman_empire.htm   (984 words)

Holy Roman Empire He was followed by his son Otto who became King Otto I in 936 and the first Holy Roman Emperor from 962 to 973. The (second) medieval revival of the Western Roman Empire was referred to as The Holy Roman Empire which lasted from 962 AD to 1806. Henry V's nephews, The Hohenstaufen of Swabia were not always supported by the Church who favored candidates of the "Guelph" i.e. www.arcaini.com /ITALY/ItalyHistory/HolyRomanEmpire.htm   (387 words)

MSN Encarta - Search View - Henry VIII Henry’s own religious beliefs remained Catholic, despite the growing number of people at court and in the nation who had adopted Protestant religious beliefs (see Reformation). Henry was declared supreme head of the church in England, and all of the payments normally made to the pope now went to the crown. Henry now came decisively under the influence of his father, a stern and greedy man who left his son a healthy treasury and a secure crown upon his death in 1509. encarta.msn.com /text_761570153__1/Henry_VIII.html   (2487 words)

The Holy Roman Empire The emperors were unable to restrain the German nobles or to resist French encroachments on the western frontiers of the empire, and the Slavic rulers in the east rejected all imperial overlordship. The Holy Roman Empire was the medieval state that embraced most of central Europe and Italy under the rule of the German kings from 962 to 1806. Frequent fluctuations in the actual power and vitality of each individual as well as changes in the prevailing political and theological theories gave a fluid, dynamic quality to the empire's history. www.serendipity.li /twz/hre.html   (1519 words)

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