Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor

Henry V
Archbishop Ruthard of Mainz and Henry V
Holy Roman Emperor
Reign	1111–1125
Predecessor	Henry IV
Successor	Lothair III
King of Germany (Formally King of the Romans)
Reign	1099–1125
Predecessor	Henry IV
Successor	Lothair III
King of Italy
Reign	1098–1125
Predecessor	Conrad II
Successor	Conrad III
Born	11 August 1081/86 Goslar, Saxony
Died	23 May 1125 (aged 44) Utrecht
Burial	Speyer Cathedral (body) - Cathedral of Saint Martin, Utrecht (heart and bowels)
Spouse	Matilda of England (m. 1114–25; his death)
House	Salian dynasty
Father	Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother	Bertha of Savoy
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Henry V (11 August 1081/86 – 23 May 1125) was King of Germany (from 1099 to 1125) and Holy Roman Emperor (from 1111 to 1125), the fourth and last ruler of the Salian dynasty. Henry's reign coincided with the final phase of the great Investiture Controversy, which had pitted pope against emperor. By the settlement of the Concordat of Worms, he surrendered to the demands of the second generation of Gregorian reformers.

Henry's parents were Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, and Bertha of Savoy. On 6 January 1099, his father had him crowned King of Germany at Aachen in place of his older brother, the rebel Conrad. Henry took an oath to take no part in the business of the Empire during his father's lifetime, but he was induced by his father's enemies to revolt in 1104, securing a dispensation from the oath by Pope Paschal II, and some of the princes did homage to him at Mainz in January 1105. Despite the initial setbacks of the rebels, Henry IV was forced to abdicate and died soon after. Order was soon restored in Germany, the citizens of Cologne were punished with a fine, and an expedition against Robert II, Count of Flanders, brought this rebel to his knees.

In 1107, Henry undertook a campaign to restore Borivoi II in Bohemia, which was only partially successful. Henry summoned Svatopluk the Lion, who had captured Duke Borivoi. Borivoi was released at the emperor's command and made godfather to Svatopluk's new son. Nevertheless, on Svatopluk's return to Bohemia, he assumed the throne. In 1108, Henry went to war with Coloman of Hungary on behalf of Prince Álmos. An attack by Boleslaus III of Poland and Borivoi on Svatopluk forced Henry to give up his campaign. Instead, he invaded Poland to compel them to renew their accustomed tribute but was defeated at the Battle of Hundsfeld, although the existence of this battle is doubted by historians because it was first recorded about a century later. In 1110, he succeeded in securing the dukedom of Bohemia for Ladislaus I.