III Heinrich 
III was born on October 28th, 1017 in Schwaben, Bavaria. III's father was II Konrad and his mother was Duchess of Swabia Gisele. His paternal grandparents were Count of Speyergau Heinrich and Countess of Alsace Adelheid; his maternal grandparents were II Hermann and Gerberga of Upper Burgundy. He had two sisters named Princess of Bavaria and Princess of Bavaria. He was the oldest of the three children. He had four half-brothers named Ludolphe, IV, II and Duke of Swabia. He died at the age of 38 on October 5th, 1056.General Notes
Henry III (Holy Roman Empire), called The Black (1017-1056) German king (1028-1056) and Holy Roman emperor (1046-1056), son and successor of Conrad II. When, in 1041, the Bohemians invaded the lands of the Poles, who were Henry's vassals, Henry brought them to submission, compelling the duke of Bohemia to recognize his suzerainty. Between 1043 and 1045 Henry campaigned successfully to restore the deposed Hungarian king to his throne and for a short time afterward controlled Hungary. Henry was greatly concerned with church reform and went to Rome in 1046 to settle the conflict caused by three rival claimants to the papacy. Setting aside the three antipopes, he appointed a German bishop, who, as Pope Clement II, crowned Henry Holy Roman emperor. During the rest of his reign Henry appointed three succeeding popes, all Germans. Returning to Germany, he contended with domestic rebellions. Henry supported the church's attempts to check clerical abuses; he also strengthened the power of the papacy, which proved disadvantageous for his son, Henry IV.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 0969 in Speyergau, Rheinland, Germany d.28 MAY 989
- b.0990 in Saxony, Germany d.04 Jun 1039 in Utrecht, Neatherlands
- b.~ 0979 in Remiremont, Vosges, France d.19 May 1040
- b.28 Oct 1017 in Schwaben, Bavaria d.05 Oct 1056
- b.~ 0865 in Lorraine, France d.29 JUN 910
- b.~ 0887 in Schwaben, Bavaria d.2 DEC 949
- b.~ 0870 in Saxony, Germany
- b.~ 0920 in Schwaben, Bavaria d.20 JUL 997
- b.0840 in Peronne, Somme, Picardie, France d.0902 in Murdered
- b.~ 0885 in Vermandois, Austrasia d.12 DEC 949
- b.~ 0850
- b.~ 0958 in Schwaben, Bavaria d.04 May 1003
- b.~ 0928 in Schwaben, Bavaria
- b.11 NOV 999 in Schwaben, Bavaria d.14 FEB 1041/42
- b.0847 in Bourgogne, France d.0911
- b.~ 0902 in Burgundy, France d.11 AUG 937
- b.~ 0858 d.14 JUN 929
- b.0925 in Arles, Toulouse, France d.19 OCT 993 in 19 OCT 993
- b.0885 in Burgundy, France d.29 APR 926 in Ivrea, France
- b.~ 0895 in Burgundy, France d.2 JAN 965/66
- b.~ 0885 d.0958
- b.0973 in Bourgogne, France d.1016
- b.17 SEP 879 in France d.7 OCT 929 in Perrone, France
- b.10 SEP 921 in Laon, Champagne, France d.10 SEP 954
- b.~ 0904 in Wessex, England d.0951
- b.0943 in Laon, Champagne, France d.27 JAN 979/80
- b.0876 in Saxony, Germany d.2 JUN 936 in Membleben, Saxony, Germany
- b.0913 in Nordhausen, Saxony d.5 MAY 984 in Reims, Marne, France
- b.~ 0892 in Ringelheim, Goslar, Hanover d.14 MAR 967/68 in Membleben, Saxony, Germany
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III and Gunhild (Kunigunde) Knutsdatter of were married in a religious ceremony in June 1036. They had a daughter named Princess of the Holy Roman Empire.
III and Agnaes of were married in a religious ceremony on November 21st, 1043. They had two sons and three daughters, named IV, III, Princess of the Holy Roman Empire, Judith and Princess of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Children
IV Heinrich
IV was born on November 11th, 1050 in Goslar, Brunswick, Germany. He died at the age of 55 on August 7th, 1106 in Luttich, Germany.
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