Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor

Henry V
Henry V (middle; with crown) visiting his father Henry IV (right; inside the window) in prison
Holy Roman Emperor
Reign13 April 1111 – 23 May 1125
Coronation13 April 1111
PredecessorHenry IV
SuccessorLothair III
King of Italy
Reign1098 – 23 May 1125
PredecessorConrad II
SuccessorConrad III
King of Germany
(Formally King of the Romans)
Reign1099 – 23 May 1125
PredecessorHenry IV
SuccessorLothair III
Bornc. 11 August 1081/11 August 1086
Goslar, Saxony
Died23 May 1125 (aged 38 or 43)
Utrecht
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1110)
HouseSalian
FatherHenry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
MotherBertha of Savoy

Henry V (German: Heinrich V; August 1081/1086[a] — 23 May 1125) was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1111 until his death in 1125. He was succeeded by Lothair of Supplinburg.

Henry was the son of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Bertha of Savoy. He was the last ruler of the Salian dynasty. He married Matilda, daughter of Henry I of England, but they had no children. He died because of a disease in 1125.

  1. Christopher Kleinhenz (2004). Medieval Italy: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-94880-1.


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