St. Henry II(Heinrich), Holy Roman Emperor, King of Germany and Italy^{[1, 2, 3]}

973 - 1024  (51 years)

• Name	Henry II(Heinrich)
  Title	St.
  Suffix	Holy Roman Emperor, King of Germany and Italy
  Born	06 May 973	Bavaria, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1002	Germany
  	King of Germany: 1002 to 13 Jul 1024 King of Italy: 1004 to 13 Jul 1024 The fifth and last Holy Roman Emperor of the Saxon (Ottonian) dynasty: 14 Feb 1014 to 13 Jul 1024 Preceded by Holy Roman Emperor Otto III Succeeded by Conrad II The only German King to be canonized.
  History	18 Oct 1009	Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Golgotha (Hill of Calvary), Jerusalem, Palestine
  	During the 14 year gap where no Holy Roman Emperor ruled (between Otto III and Henry II), the Muslim calendar ticked over to a pivotal moment. One of its great Muslim Caliphs al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah looted the treasures of the 700 year old Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem and dismantled it brick by brick. Hakim was dead by 1021 and within two decades of its destruction, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem was rebuilt.
  History	14 Feb 1014	Rome (Roma), Lazio (Latium), Italy
  	After being crowned Holy Roman Emperor in Rome by Pope Benedict VIII, Henry II gifts his orb, sceptre, crown and coronation robes to Cluny Abbey, perhaps to muster all the supernatural support he could summon. On Easter Day 1003, the holiest festival of the year, Henry had signed a treaty of friendship with the pagan Wends and in 1015 rode with the Wends at his side to put down Boleslav, the upstart Duke of christian Poland. It was scandalous but the campaign culminated in a lasting compromise peace with the Poles in 1018.
  Died	13 Jul 1024	Gottingen, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
  Person ID	I1750054683	Red1st
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2009

  
  

  Father	Heinrich II(Henry)'the Wrangler (or Quarrelsome)', Duke of Bavaria,   b. 951,   d. 995  (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Gisela, Princess of Burgundy,   b. Abt 975,   d. 21 Jul 1006  (Age ~ 31 years)
  Family ID	F672153022	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 06 May 973 - Bavaria, Germany Occupation - 1002 - Germany History - 18 Oct 1009 - Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Golgotha (Hill of Calvary), Jerusalem, Palestine History - 14 Feb 1014 - Rome (Roma), Lazio (Latium), Italy Died - 13 Jul 1024 - Gottingen, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  St. Henry II (Heinrich), Holy Roman Emperor, King of Germany and Italy an illuminated miniature from an Imperial Sacramentary.

  
  

• Sources

  [S25458533725] Feudal Kingdom of England 1042-1216, Frank Barlow, (Longman, 5th edn, 1999), p. 375. [S25458533684] Tim Powys-Lybbe. [S50917135171] Millennium, by Tom Holland.