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Henry III (other)
Henry III may refer to: * Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (1017–1056) * King Henry III of Castile (1379–1406) * King Henry III of England (1207–1272) * King Henry III of France (1551–1589) * King Henry III of Navarre (1553–1610), also King Henry IV of France * Henry III, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben (died 1307) * Henry III, Prince of Condé (1643–1709) * Henry III, Duke of Bavaria (940–989) * Henry III, Duke of Brabant (c. 1230–1261) * Henry III, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (1416–1464) * Henry III, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1533–1598) * Henry III, Duke of Carinthia (1050–1122) * Henry III, Duke of Głogów (died 1309/60–1309) * Henry III, Duke of Limburg (1140s–1221) * Henry III, Duke of Mecklenburg (c. 1337–1383) * Henry III, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels (1542–1587) * Henry the Lion, Henry III, Duke of Saxony (1129–1195) * Henry III the White (1227–1266), Duke of Wrocław * Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse (1440–1483) * Henry III, Margrave of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry III (28 October 1016 – 5 October 1056), called the Black or the Pious, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1046 until his death in 1056. A member of the Salian dynasty, he was the eldest son of Conrad II and Gisela of Swabia. Henry was raised by his father, who made him Duke of Bavaria in 1026, appointed him co-ruler in 1028 and bestowed him with the duchy of Swabia and the Kingdom of Burgundy ten years later in 1038. The emperor's death the following year ended a remarkably smooth and harmonious transition process towards Henry's sovereign rule, that was rather uncharacteristic for the Ottonian and Salian monarchs. Henry succeeded Conrad II as Duke of Carinthia and King of Italy and continued to pursue his father's political course on the basis of ''virtus et probitas'' (courage and honesty), which led to an unprecedented sacral exaltation of the kingship. In 1046 Henry ended the papal schism, was crowned Emperor by Pope Clement II, freed the Vatican from dependence on the Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
