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Henry II (Holy Roman Empire)

Type Figure Region Holy Roman Empire Time 973–1024 Also known as Saint Henry

Henry II (973–1024) was King of Germany (1002–1024) and Holy Roman Emperor (1014–1024), from a Bavarian ducal family, known for strengthening imperia…

Timeline

  1. 973–1002Bavaria · BavariaFrom a cadet branch of the Ottonian dynasty, he succeeded his brother as Duke of Bavaria in 995 and married Cunigunde in 996; he consolidated church and local order in the eastern empire, laying the foundation for his later bid for the throne.
  2. 1002–1014Mainz · Rhineland-PalatinateCrowned King of Germany at Mainz in 1002, he settled internal disputes in Saxony and Bavaria; he campaigned into Italy in 1004 and fought a prolonged war with Bolesław I of Poland in 1011–1013.
  3. 1014–1024Rome · LazioCrowned emperor in Rome by Pope Benedict VIII in February 1014, he made peace with Bolesław and received tribute in 1018; in his later years he promoted church reform and monastic construction, dying at Grona in July 1024.

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