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Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Type Figure Region Holy Roman Empire Time c. 1050–1106 Also known as Henry IV、Heinrich IV、Henry IV of Germany

Henry IV (c. 1050–1106), son of Henry III, born around 1050 in Goslar, succeeded as King of Germany as a child in 1056, spent 1051–1060 under regency…

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  1. c. 1050–1056Goslar · Lower SaxonyHe grew up in the court of his father Henry III, remaining an underage heir from 1051 to 1056, receiving a noble and ecclesiastical education, and not yet governing independently.
  2. 1056–1060Kingdom of Germany · GermanyAfter Henry III died in 1056, he succeeded as King of Germany at the age of six, with his mother Queen Agnes and others as regents; from 1057 to 1060 imperial affairs were chiefly decided by the regency faction.

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