♂ Heinrich III

1017 - 1056

 

Holy Roman Emperor, the Black, the Pious

Heinrich III
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Agnes of Poitou
Agnes of Poitou
1025 - 1077
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Heinrich IV
Heinrich IV
1050 - 1106

Henry III, called the Black or the Pious, was a member of the Salian Dynasty of Holy Roman Emperors . He was the eldest son of Conrad II of Germany and Gisela of Swabia . His father made him duke of Bavaria (as Henry VI) in 1026, after the death of Duke Henry V .

1017


Oct 28
1017 Sunni revolt of Kairouan against the Shi'ite Zirid dynasty. The city is quickly retaken and sacked.Gilbert Meynier (2010) L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518). Paris: La Découverte; pp.48.

1043


Nov
Age: 26y

1050


Nov 11
Age: 33y
1050 Swedish forces attack Finland.

1056


Oct 5
Age: 38y
1056 Ottokar, Count of Steyr, becomes Margrave of the Karantanian March, later known as Styria.

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