Late Reign of Henry II of the Holy Roman Empire

Name: Late Reign of Henry II of the Holy Roman Empire
Start: 1020
End: 1024

Type Event Region Europe Time 1020–1024

From 1020 to 1024, the last Ottonian emperor Henry II continued church reform and imperial centralization while balancing Italy, the Polish frontier,…

Timeline

1020–1023Bamberg · FranconiaHenry II continued his long-standing church reform and diocese-building, with the diocese of Bamberg still the core of his religious policy. The empire maintained control over episcopal appointments and taxation in northern Italy, and kept diplomatic balance with the border kingdoms of Poland and Hungary.
1024Grona · SaxonyWith no legitimate heirs, Henry II's late-period succession arrangements became the focus of imperial politics. He died at Grona on July 13, 1024, extinguishing the Saxon dynasty's bloodline; the princes immediately began a royal election, opening the way for the rise of the Salian family.

Sources

Germany in the Early Middle Ages, 800–1056 — Timothy Reuter (1991)
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology — Clifford J. Rogers (ed.) (2010)