| Name | Henry II of Germany, Saint Henry, Henry IV of Bavaria 6 May 973 – 13 July 1024 |
| Family | Ottonian Dynasty Father is Henry II, Duke of Bavaria Mother is Gisela of Burgundy Married to Cunigunde of Luxembourg (1000) No known children (or possibly illegitimate). |
| Life | 995, succeeds his father as Duke of Bavaria 1002, succeeds his cousin, Otto III, as elected king of Germany 1003, pact with Liutitian tribe against Bolesław I the Brave, king of Poland. 1004, fights Arduin of Ivrea to become king of Italy 1007, invades Flanders 1012, the first bishop of Bamberg is installed after Henry creates this see. 1014, Holy Roman Emperor 1020, invaders Flanders again alongside Robert, king of the Franks. 1022, at the Council of Pavia alongside the Pope 1146, canonized by Pope Eugene III. |
Published on May 4, 2020
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