Henry IV (Heinrich) of Germany Holy Roman Emperor [2998] ²⁴

   Cause of his death was illness.

   FamilySearch ID: L6SW-KHF.

  General Notes:

Acceded: 1056
deposed 1105.
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1. Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 113. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.

2. John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 122. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.

3. John Morby, Dynasties of the World, page 126.

4. Louda and MacLagan, Lines of Succession, table 77.

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  Medical Notes:

He died of illness, soon after defeating his son's army near Visé, in Lorraine.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded: King of Germany, 1056. King of Germany at the age of six under his father 1054\endash 1056

• Acceded: Holy Roman Emperor, 1084. From 1084 until his forced abdication in 1105 he was also referred to as the King of the Romans and Holy Roman Emperor . He was the third emperor of the Salian dynasty and one of the most powerful and important figures of the 11th century.

Henry married Bertha of Savoy [61108] [MRIN: 2569], daughter of Otto I Count of Savoy [3901] and Adelaide (Adelais, Adeline) of Susa Marchioness of Turin [61114], in Jun 1066. (Bertha of Savoy [61108] was born on 21 Sep 1051, died on 27 Dec 1087 in Mainz and was buried in cathedral of Speyer.)

Henry next married Eupraxia (Adelaide) of Kiev Empress [12679] [MRIN: 5888], daughter of Vsevolod I of Kiev Prince of Kiev [4654] and Anna of Cumin [12680]. (Eupraxia (Adelaide) of Kiev Empress [12679] was born about 1070 and died on 10 Jul 1109.)