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Henry V (German: Heinrich V.; probably 11 August 1081 or 1086 – 23 May 1125) was King of Germany (from 1099 to 1125) and Holy Roman Emperor (from 1111 to 1125), as the fourth and last ruler of the Salian dynasty. He was made co-ruler by his father, Henry IV, in 1098.
May 19, 2024 · Henry V was the German king (from 1099) and Holy Roman emperor (1111–25), last of the Salian dynasty. He restored virtual peace in the empire and was generally successful in wars with Flanders, Bohemia, Hungary, and Poland. As the son of Henry IV, he continued his father’s Investiture Controversy.
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HENRY V, ROMAN EMPEROR. Reigned Jan. 5, 1106, to May 23, 1125; b. Turin, 1081; d. Utrecht. The son of henry iv and Bertha, he was elected German king in 1098 in place of his brother Conrad. He deposed his excommunicated father in 1106 and was crowned emperor in 1111.
Sep 11, 2020 · Learn about the life and reign of Henry V, who succeeded his father Henry IV and faced the Investiture Controversy with Pope Paschal II. Find out how he tried to expand his power in Germany and England, and why he died childless.
Henry V was King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, as the fourth and last ruler of the Salian dynasty. He was made co-ruler by his father, Henry IV, in 1098.
Henry V (11 August 1081/86 – 23 May 1125) was King of Germany (from 1099 to 1125) and Holy Roman Emperor (from 1111 to 1125), the fourth and last ruler of the Salian dynasty. Henry's reign coincided with the final phase of the great Investiture Controversy, which had pitted pope against emperor.
Jun 27, 2018 · Henry V (1081-1125) was the last of the Salian line of emperors and the son of Henry IV. He fought with the papacy over investiture, but lost most of his power in Italy and Germany to the new feudal nobility.
