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Henry V

Type Figure Region Holy Roman Empire Time 1086–1125 Also known as Henry V (Holy Roman Empire)

King of Germany (r. 1106–1125) and Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1111–1125), last emperor of the Salian dynasty.…

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  1. 1086–1105Germany · GermanySon of Emperor Henry IV, he grew up amid the turmoil of his father's investiture struggle with the papacy; from 1105 he joined opposition nobles in rebellion, forcing Henry IV to abdicate, and was formally acclaimed King of Germany in 1106.
  2. 1106–1122Rome · LazioIn 1111 he marched into Italy and was crowned emperor in Rome, imprisoning Pope Paschal II in the process; he contended fiercely with successive popes over the right to appoint bishops, crowned Matilda as Queen of Italy in 1119 to win allies, and finally reached an accord with Pope Calixtus II at Worms in 1122.
  3. 1122–1125Utrecht · UtrechtAfter the concordat he tried to consolidate control over Italy and the German princes, but had no sons and his health declined; he died of illness near Utrecht in 1125, ending the Salian dynasty and plunging the empire into a succession dispute between electors backing Lothair III and Frederick II of Staufen.

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