Conrad II, also known as Conrad the Elder and Conrad the Salic, was the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1027 until his death in 1039. The first of a succession of four Salian emperors, who reign
Miniature depiction, c. 1130
Mother Adelaide of Metz (b,l), 1037 foundation of the Öhringen Convent of canons
Speyer Cathedral, consecrated in 1061
Following his expedition into Italy in early 1026, Conrad II was crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy as the King of the Lombards.
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
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Henry II, also known as Saint Henry, Obl. S. B., was Holy Roman Emperor from 1014. He died without an heir in 1024 and was the last ruler of the Ottonian line. As Duke of Bavaria, appointed in 995, He
Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
…beyond his inherited lands, as he came into favour of the princes of the kingdom. When the imperial dynastic line was left without a successor after Emperor Henry II's death in 1024, on 4 September an assembly of the imperial princes appointed the 34-year-old Conrad king (Rex romanorum). Conrad II adopted many aspects…
Henry II as depicted in the Regensburg Sacramentary
St. Henry and Cunigunde, as depicted in 15th century
12th-century stained glass depiction of Henry II, Strasbourg Cathedral
Emperor Henry II, from the Manuscript of St. Gregory's Moralia in Job, Bamberg State Library