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Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor

Henry V
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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
German royal dynasties
Salian dynasty
Chronology
Conrad II 1024 – 1039
Henry III 1039 – 1056
Henry IV 1056 – 1105
Henry V 1105 – 1125
Family
Family tree of the German monarchs
Succession
Preceded by
Ottonian dynasty
Followed by
Süpplingenburg dynasty

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.


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