Anno II was Archbishop of Cologne from 1056 until his death. From 1063 to 1065 he acted as regent of the Holy Roman Empire for the minor Emperor Henry IV. Anno is venerated as a saint of the Catholic Church.
Anno showing monasteries he established in a copy of the Vita Annonis Minor
Archbishop Anno instates Erpho, first abbot of Michaelsberg Abbey, 12th century manuscript
Shrine in Michaelsberg Abbey, Siegburg
The archbishop of Cologne governs the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne in western North Rhine-Westphalia. Historically the archbishop ruled a state of the Holy Roman Empire and was ex officio one of the prince-electors, the elector of Cologne, from 1356 to 1801.
The "Seven Prince Electors" electing Henry, Count of Luxembourg as Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor at Frankfurt on 27 November 1308. At far left is Heinrich II of Virneburg, Archbishop of Cologne. Codex Balduini Trevirorum, c. 1340)
Saint Engelbert II of Berg, Archbishop of Cologne
Image: Ruprecht von der Pfalz, Bischof von Köln
Image: Hermann von Wied