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Henry II of Germany

Henry II
Kronung Heinrich II.jpg
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor
Reign February 14, 1014 – July 13, 1024
Coronation February 14, 1014
Old St. Peter's Basilica, Rome
Predecessor Otto III
Successor Conrad II
King of Italy
Reign May 15, 1004 – July 13, 1024
Coronation May 15, 1004
Pavia, Kingdom of Italy
Predecessor Otto III
Successor Conrad II
King of Germany
Reign June 7, 1002 – July 13, 1024
Coronation June 7, 1002
Mainz, Kingdom of Germany
Predecessor Otto III
Successor Conrad II
Duke of Bavaria
Reign 995–1004
Predecessor Henry II
Successor Henry V
Born May 6, 973
Abbach,Bavaria, Germany, Holy Roman Empire
Died July 13, 1024(1024-07-13) (aged 51)
near Göttingen, Germany, Holy Roman Empire
Burial Bamberg Cathedral
Spouse Cunigunde of Luxembourg
House Ottonian
Father Henry II, Duke of Bavaria
Mother Gisela of Burgundy
Religion Roman Catholic

Henry II (German: Heinrich II; Italian: Enrico II) (6 May 973 – 13 July 1024), also known as Saint Henry, Obl. S. B., was Holy Roman Emperor ("Romanorum Imperator") from 1014 until his death in 1024 and the last member of the Ottonian dynasty of Emperors as he had no children. The Duke of Bavaria from 995, Henry became King of Germany ("Rex Romanorum") following the sudden death of his second cousin, Emperor Otto III in 1002, was crowned King of Italy ("Rex Italiae") in 1004, and was crowned by the Pope as Emperor in 1014.

The son of Henry II, Duke of Bavaria and his wife Gisela of Burgundy, Emperor Henry II was a great-grandson of German King Henry I and a member of the Bavarian branch of the Ottonian dynasty. Since his father had rebelled against two previous emperors, the younger Henry was often in exile. This led him to turn to the Church at an early age, first finding refuge with the Bishop of Freising and later being educated at the cathedral school of Hildesheim. He succeeded his father as Duke of Bavaria in 995 as "Henry IV". As Duke, he attempted to join his second-cousin, Holy Roman Emperor Otto III, in suppressing a revolt against imperial rule in Italy in 1002. Before Henry II could arrive, however, Otto III died of fever, leaving no heir. After defeating several other claimants to the throne, Henry II was crowned as King of Germany ("Rex Romanorum") on July 9, 1002 and as King of Italy ("Rex Italiae") on 15 May 1004. Henry II in 1004 aided Jaromír, Duke of Bohemia against the Poles, definitively incorporating the Duchy of Bohemia into the Holy Roman Empire.


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