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
Gunhilda of Denmark
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Gunhilda of Denmark, was Queen of Germany as the wife of King Henry III from 1036 until her death.
Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
…1034, Conrad II officially incorporated the Kingdom of Burgundy into the Holy Roman Empire at a ceremony held in the Cathedral of Geneva. Henry and Gunhilda of Denmark, the daughter of Emma of Normandy and Canute the Great, King of Denmark, England and Norway, were engaged on 18 May 1035. On the same occasion Conrad…
An 18th century painting by Andrea Casali depicting the trial by combat as described in the chronicles of de Trois-Fontaines and Malmesbury.