Henry III, called Heinrich the Pious, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1046 until his death in 1056. A member of the Salian dynasty, he was the eldest son of Conrad II and Gisela of Swabia.
Henry with the symbols of rulership attending the consecration of the Stavelot monastery church on 5 June 1040, mid-11th-century miniature
Monogram of Henry III
Henry III established the Salian Kaiserpfalz (imperial residence) and spiritual centre at Goslar, which includes the emperor's palace, the collegiate church of St. Simon and St. Jude, the palace chapel of St. Ulrich and the Church of Our Lady
Conrad II and his wife Gisela kneel in front of the Majestas Domini, Codex Aureus Escorialensis, around 1045/46; Madrid, Biblioteca del monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
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Henry IV was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Germany, and King of Italy and Burgundy. A Salian ruler, he was the son of Henry III and Agnes of Poitou. After his father's death in 1056, his mother acted as
Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
…and deposed by a small council of princes for his conflict with Gebhard III, Bishop of Regensburg. Cuno revolted. On 26 June 1053, at Tribur, the young Henry, born 11 November 1050, was elected king of Germany. Andrew of Hungary almost made peace, but Cuno convinced him otherwise. Henry appointed his young…
Henry in full regalia (depicted in the 11th-century Evangelion of Saint Emmeram's Abbey)
Throne of Charlemagne in the Palatine Chapel in Aachen
Henry's brother-in-law, King Solomon of Hungary, appeals to him for help (miniature in the 14th-century Vienna Illuminated Chronicle).
Ruins of Homburg Castle. Henry's army inflicted a decisive defeat on the Saxons near the castle in 1074.