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 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.
Salian dynasty
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The Salian dynasty or Salic dynasty was a European royal dynasty in the High Middle Ages. The dynasty provided four kings of Germany, all of whom went on to be crowned Holy Roman emperors.
Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
…IV; 11 November 1050 – 7 August 1106) was Holy Roman Emperor (1084–1105), King of Germany (1054–1105), and King of Italy and Burgundy (1056–1105). 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 regent, granting lands to secure aristocratic…
The crypt of Speyer Cathedral, the Salian emperors' burial place
Pope Gregory V anoints Emperor Otto III (a miniature by an unidentified author, c. 1450).
Speyer Cathedral, the burial place of all Salian Emperors