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Coronation of Conrad II as Emperor
On March 26, 1027, German King Conrad II, nearly three years on the throne, traveled to Rome and was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope John XIX.
Timeline
- 1026–1027Northern Italy · ItalyConrad II led his army south, suppressing some rebel forces in northern Italy and consolidating imperial rights in Lombardy. On the eve of the army's arrival in Rome, an understanding with Pope John XIX on the coronation had been reached, creating the conditions for the formal ceremony.
- 1027St. Peter's Basilica, Rome · RomePope John XIX held the imperial coronation for Conrad II in Rome, crowning Empress Gisela at the same time. Conrad thereby became the first Holy Roman Emperor of the Salian dynasty, reuniting the empire's highest title with sacred papal authorization and strengthening his suzerainty over the Italian princes.
Sources
- The Salian Century: Main Currents in an Age of Transition — Stefan Weinfurter (1999)
- Imperial Lives and Letters of the Eleventh Century — Theodor E. Mommsen and Karl F. Morrison (trans.) (1962)