Siege of Niemcza
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The siege of Niemcza took place during three weeks in August 1017, in the last phase of the German–Polish War, when the forces of the Emperor Henry II besieged the town of Niemcza controlled by the Po
A memorial plaque at the main square in Niemcza, Poland
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.