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Henry III "the Black", Holy Roman Emperor

Male 1017 - 1056  (38 years)


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  1. 1.  Henry III "the Black", Holy Roman Emperor was born on 28 Oct 1017 (son of Conrad II "the Salic", Holy Roman Emperor and Gisela of Swabia); died on 5 Oct 1056 in Bodfeld Lodge (Königspfalz), Elbingerode, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany; was buried in Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death
    • Reign: From 1039 to 1056; King of Germany
    • Reign: From 1046 to 1056; Holy Roman Emperor

    Notes:

    Name:


    History:
    In 1039, he was crowned the King of Burgundy.

    On 25 December 1046, he was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor and the King of Germany.

    Family/Spouse: unknown wife. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Henry married Agnes of Poitou on 21 Nov 1043. Agnes (daughter of William III "the Great", Count of Poitou and Agnes of Burgundy, Princess of Lombardy) died on 14 Dec 1077. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor was born on 11 Nov 1050 in Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany; died on 7 Aug 1106 in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Conrad II "the Salic", Holy Roman EmperorConrad II "the Salic", Holy Roman Emperor was born in 990 in Burgundy, France (son of Henry of Franconia, Count of Speyergau and Adelaide of Alsace); died on 4 Jun 1039 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands; was buried in Speyer Cathedral, Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reign: From 1026 to 1039; King of Germany
    • Reign: From 1027 to 1039; Holy Roman Emperor
    • Reign: From 1027 to 1039; King of Italy
    • Crowned: 26 Mar 1027; Conrad was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope John XIX on 26 March 1027.
    • Military: 1032; Upon the death of the childless King Rudolph III of Burgundy in 1032, Conrad claimed dominion over the Kingdom of the Two Burgundies, conquered it and incorporated it into the empire.
    • Reign: From 1034 to 1039; King of Burgundy
    • Last Full Review: 6 Jul 2020

    Notes:

    Name:




    Buried:
    His heart and bowels are buried at the Cathedral of Saint Martin, Utrecht. His body was transferred to Speyer via Cologne, Mainz, and Worms, where the funeral procession made stops. His body is buried at Speyer Cathedral, which was still under construction at this time. During a major excavation in 1900 his sarcophagus was relocated from his original resting place in front of the altar to the crypt, where it is still visible today along with those of seven of his successors.

    Died:
    He died of gout.

    Conrad married Gisela of Swabia in 1016/17. Gisela (daughter of Hermann II, Duke of Swabia and Gerberga of Burgundy, Princess of Upper Burgundy) was born on 11 Nov 985 in Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany; died on 15 Feb 1043 in Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany; was buried in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Gisela of SwabiaGisela of Swabia was born on 11 Nov 985 in Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany (daughter of Hermann II, Duke of Swabia and Gerberga of Burgundy, Princess of Upper Burgundy); died on 15 Feb 1043 in Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany; was buried in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Last Full Review: 6 Jul 2020

    Notes:

    Birth: Von Redlich (1941) and Weis (1976) give 999 as her birth year.

    Notes:

    Marriage Date: Moriarity (1947) gives the year as 1017, while Stuart (2002) accidentally lists it as 1036.

    Children:
    1. 1. Henry III "the Black", Holy Roman Emperor was born on 28 Oct 1017; died on 5 Oct 1056 in Bodfeld Lodge (Königspfalz), Elbingerode, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany; was buried in Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
    2. Matilda of Franconia was born about 1027; died in Jan 1034.
    3. Beatrix was born about 1030; died on 26 Sep 1036.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Henry of Franconia, Count of SpeyergauHenry of Franconia, Count of Speyergau (son of Otto of Franconia, Duke of Carinthia and Marquis of Verona and Judith of Bavaria); died in 997.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    History:
    He was also the Duke of Franconia and Carinthia.

    Henry married Adelaide of Alsace about 986. Adelaide (daughter of Gerhard of Lower Alsace, Count in Alsace and Eva) died in 19 May 1040 - 1046. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Adelaide of Alsace (daughter of Gerhard of Lower Alsace, Count in Alsace and Eva); died in 19 May 1040 - 1046.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    History:
    In 1020, she founded the monastery of Oehringen.

    Children:
    1. 2. Conrad II "the Salic", Holy Roman Emperor was born in 990 in Burgundy, France; died on 4 Jun 1039 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands; was buried in Speyer Cathedral, Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

  3. 6.  Hermann II, Duke of Swabia was born between 962 and 965 (son of Conrad, Count in the Rheinegau and Duke of Swabia and Richilde); died on 4 May 1003.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Title(s): 997; He succeeded as the Duke of Swabia upon the death of his father in 997.
    • Miscellaneous: From Jan 1002 to Oct 1002; From January 1002 to October 1002 Herman II attempted, unsuccessfully, to become king of Germany.
    • Last Full Review: 28 Sep 2020

    Hermann married Gerberga of Burgundy, Princess of Upper Burgundy about 988. Gerberga (daughter of Conrad I "the Peaceful", King of Burgundy and Matilda of the West Franks, Princess of France) was born in 965/66; died between 1017 and 1019. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Gerberga of Burgundy, Princess of Upper Burgundy was born in 965/66 (daughter of Conrad I "the Peaceful", King of Burgundy and Matilda of the West Franks, Princess of France); died between 1017 and 1019.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Last Full Review: 28 Sep 2020

    Children:
    1. 3. Gisela of Swabia was born on 11 Nov 985 in Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany; died on 15 Feb 1043 in Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany; was buried in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany.
    2. Matilda of Swabia was born about 998; died on 1043 - 1044.
    3. Herman III, Duke of Swabia
    4. Beatrice


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Otto of Franconia, Duke of Carinthia and Marquis of Verona was born on 947 - 948 (son of Conrad "the Wise", Duke of Lorraine and Franconia and Luitgarde); died on 4 Nov 1006.

    Notes:

    Death: Weis (1982) gives his death date as 1004.

    Otto married Judith of Bavaria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Judith of Bavaria (daughter of Henry, Count of Verdun).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: 977 - 978

    Notes:

    History:
    Judith of Bavaria was living between 977 and 978.

    Children:
    1. 4. Henry of Franconia, Count of Speyergau died in 997.
    2. Pope Gregory V was born in 970; died on 4 Feb 999.

  3. 10.  Gerhard of Lower Alsace, Count in Alsace (son of Eberhard IV, Count in Alsace and in the Nordgau and Luitgarde of Trier).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: His brothers were Hugh III, Count of Lower Alsace; and Bruno of Carinthia, who died 18 February 999, and became Pope Gregory V (996-999).

    Notes:

    History:
    His brothers were Hugh III, Count of Lower Alsace; and Bruno of Carinthia, who died 18 February 999, and became Pope Gregory V (996-999).

    Gerhard married Eva. Eva (daughter of Siegfried, Count of Luxemburg and in the Moselgau and Hedwig) died on 1006 to 1024. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Eva (daughter of Siegfried, Count of Luxemburg and in the Moselgau and Hedwig); died on 1006 to 1024.
    Children:
    1. 5. Adelaide of Alsace died in 19 May 1040 - 1046.

  5. 12.  Conrad, Count in the Rheinegau and Duke of Swabia was born about 920 (son of Eldo, Count in the Wetterau and daughter); died on 20 Jul 997.

    Conrad married Richilde on 960 to 965. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Richilde (daughter of Liudolf, Duke of Swabia and Ita of Swabia).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    History:
    She was also known as Jutta.

    Children:
    1. 6. Hermann II, Duke of Swabia was born between 962 and 965; died on 4 May 1003.

  7. 14.  Conrad I "the Peaceful", King of Burgundy was born about 925 (son of Rudolph II, King of Burgundy and Bertha of Swabia); died on 19 Oct 993 in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany; was buried in Vienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

    Notes:

    Name:

    Conrad married Matilda of the West Franks, Princess of France after 964. Matilda (daughter of Louis IV "d'Outre Mer", King of France and Gerberga of Saxony) was born in 943 in France; died on 26 Jan 981; was buried in Vienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Matilda of the West Franks, Princess of France was born in 943 in France (daughter of Louis IV "d'Outre Mer", King of France and Gerberga of Saxony); died on 26 Jan 981; was buried in Vienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
    Children:
    1. Bertha of Burgundy, Princess of Burgundy was born about 964; died about 1016.
    2. 7. Gerberga of Burgundy, Princess of Upper Burgundy was born in 965/66; died between 1017 and 1019.
    3. Matilda of Burgundy
    4. Gisela of Burgundy
    5. Rudolf III, King of Burgundy died in 1032.


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