Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor

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Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, was a 12th-century ruler of the Holy Roman Empire whose reign was marked by intense conflict with the papacy over the authority to appoint bishops and abbots.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Holy Roman Emperor
King of Germany
human
monarch
burialPlace Speyer Cathedral
causeOfDeath illness
centuryOfActivity 12th century
child no legitimate surviving issue
conflict Investiture Controversy
struggle with the papacy over lay investiture
coronationDate 1111
coronationPlace Rome
country Holy Roman Empire
dateOfBirth 1081
1086
dateOfDeath 1125-05-23
era High Middle Ages
father Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
givenName Henry
house Salian dynasty
knownFor conflict with the papacy over the appointment of bishops and abbots
final settlement of the Investiture Controversy
languageSpoken Middle High German
mother Bertha of Savoy
nobleTitle Duke of Franconia
notableEvent abduction of Pope Paschal II in 1111
forced coronation as emperor in 1111
settlement of the Investiture Controversy in 1122
opponent Pope Calixtus II
Pope Paschal II
placeOfBirth Goslar
placeOfDeath Utrecht NERFINISHED
positionHeld Holy Roman Emperor
King of Germany
King of the Romans
regnalName Henry V
reignEnd 1125
reignStart 1106
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Mainz NERFINISHED
Worms
sexOrGender male
sibling Conrad, King of Italy
signed Concordat of Worms
Worms Concordat of 1122
spouse Matilda of England
succeeded Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
succeededBy Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor
successorAsKingOfTheRomans Lothair III

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