IV, Emperor of Germany Henry 
IV, Emperor of Germany was born on November 11th, 1050 in Goslar, Germany.1 IV, Emperor of Germany's father was Holy Roman Emperor K.of Germany Henry III and his mother was Agnes Of Aquitaine. His paternal grandparents were , "le Salique", Emperor of Germany Conrad II and Princess of Swabia Gisele. He had a sister named Sophia (Agnes). He was the younger of the two children. He died at the age of 55 on August 7th, 1106 in Liege, Belgium.1 General Notes
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Henry IV (Holy Roman Empire) (1050-1106), Holy Roman emperor (1056-1106). He was the son of Emperor Henry III.
Born in Goslar, Germany, on November 11, 1050, Henry succeeded his father at the age of six, but during most of his minority, his mother ruled in his name. After Henry came of age in 1065 he crushed a rebellion in Saxony. About that time there began the struggle between pope and emperor for temporal power in the empire. Despite a papal decree prohibiting appointment of church officials by the emperor, Henry appointed (1075) prelates in various parts of Italy. On being reprimanded by Pope Gregory VII, Henry convoked (1076) a German council at Worms to depose the pope. This act resulted in the excommunication of the emperor, with the consequent release of his subjects from allegiance to him. The nobles formed a coalition, threatening not to recognize Henry unless he secured absolution by February 1077. By dressing as a penitent and standing barefoot in the snow for three days outside the castle of Canossa, where Pope Gregory was staying, Henry obtained readmission to the communion of the church.
The German nobles, however, elected Rudolf, duke of Swabia (fl. 1057-80), to replace Henry. This election caused a civil war. In 1080 the pope recognized the kingship of Rudolf and again excommunicated Henry, who declared Pope Gregory deposed and had the Italian archbishop Guibert of Ravenna (c. 1025-1100) elected in his stead as Pope Clement III. Rudolf was killed in 1080, and Henry regained control of Germany. He then led his forces into Italy and captured (1084) Rome, where he was crowned emperor by Clement III. A Norman army, led by Robert Guiscard, came to the aid of Pope Gregory, however, and drove Henry from Rome. Henry returned to Germany and there participated in a long series of civil wars, in which his sons eventually turned against him. In 1105 he was taken prisoner by his son Henry, later Emperor Henry V, and forced to abdicate. Escaping in the next year, Henry IV solicited aid from various sources, including England, Denmark, and France. He died at Liège, Belgium, on August 7, 1106, while gathering an army.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.0990 d.04 Jun 1039
- b.1017 d.1056 in Bodfeld, Hartz
- b.~ 0895 d.02 Dec 0949
- b.~ 0920 d.20 Jul 0997
- b.0882 in Vermandois, East Picardy, France d.12 Dec 0949
- b.~ 0958 d.04 May 1003
- b.0880 d.14 Jul 0937
- b.~ 0928
- b.~ 0999 d.BET 14 FEB 1041/42 AND 1043
- b.WFT Est. 889-918 in Burgundy, France d.11 Aug 0937
- b.1032 d.19 Oct 0993 in Regensburg
- b.WFT Est. 898-921 d.WFT Est. 943-1009
- b.~ 0965 d.1017
- b.~ 0920 in Laon,Aisne,France d.~ 0954 in St. Remy abbey,Reims,France
- b.0943 d.26 Jan 0991/0992
- b.0910 in Nordhausen,Saxony,Prussia d.05 May 0984 in Reims,Marne,France
- b.11 Nov 1050 in Goslar, Germany d.07 Aug 1106 in Liege, Belgium
- b.1024 d.1077
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IV, Emperor of Germany and Countess Of Maurine were married in a religious ceremony in 1066.1 They had a daughter named Agnes Of.
IV, Emperor of Germany were married in a religious ceremony on July 13th, 1066.
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