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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.
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
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
Salian dynasty
…emperors (1027–1125). After the death of the last Ottonian emperor in 1024, the Kingdom of Germany and later the entire Holy Roman Empire passed to Conrad II, a Salian. He was followed by three more Salian rulers: Henry III, Henry IV, and Henry V. They established their monarchy as a major European power…
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.