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Male Emperor Henry Salien ("the Black") von Hohenstaufen III of Germany Click to view Emperor Henry Salien ("the Black") von Hohenstaufen III of Germany in the family tree

Henry Salien, known as "the Black", was born on October 28th, 1017 in Schwaben, Bayern .  "the Black"'s father was Emperor Conrad II and his mother was Giselle von Swabia.  His paternal grandparents were Henry and Adelheid; his maternal grandparents were Duke Hermann Carolingians II of Swabia and Princess Gerberga de Bourgogne. He had a sister named Beatrix.  He was the older of the two children. He had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named Hermann, Ludwig and von Braunschweig.  He died at the age of 38 on October 5th, 1056 in Berg Bodfield, Hartz, Germany .


"the Black"'s family with Princess Agnes of Poitou

‌"the Black" and Agnes were married in a religious ceremony on November 21st, 1043.  They had a son and two daughters, named Henry, Sophie and Maud.

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