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Male Holy Roman Emperor, King Henry (The Black) of Germany III Click to view Holy Roman Emperor, King Henry (The Black) of Germany III in the family tree in SVG format View timeline for this person's branch of the family tree

Henry, known as The Black, was born on October 28th, 1017 in Oosterbeek, Schwaben, Bavaria.1  The Black's father was Emperor Conrad (The Salian) of Saxony II and his mother was Gisela of Swabia.  His paternal grandparents were Count Henry of Saxony and Adelaide of Alsace; his maternal grandparents were Duke Hermann of Swabia I and Gerberga of Burgundy. He had a sister named Beatrix.  He was the older of the two children. He had four half-brothers named Ernst, Hermann, Leopold and Ludwig.  He died at the age of 38 on October 5th, 1056 in Bodfeld, Hartz, Germany.2 

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