Henry III (Heinrich) of Germany, the Black, the Pious, Holy Roman Emperor, King of German^[1]

1017 - 1056  (38 years)

• Name	Henry III (Heinrich) of Germany, the Black, the Pious
  Suffix	Holy Roman Emperor, King of German
  Birth	28 Oct 1017
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	28 Oct 1017
  	Alt. Birth
  	Bodfeld, , Germany
  Acceded	1026
  	Duke of Bavaria
  	His father made him Duke of Bavaria (as Henry VI) in 1026, after the death of Duke Henry V .
  Crowned	1028	Cathedral of Aachen
  	King of Germany
  	On Easter Day 1028, after his father was crowned Holy Roman Emperor, Henry was elected and crowned King of Germany in the Cathedral of Aachen by Pilgrim, Archbishop of Cologne. King (of the Germans?)«u» «/u»under his father 1028\endash 1039
  inherited	1033
  	Kingdom of Burgundy
  	In 1038, his father gave him the Kingdom of Burgundy , which Conrad had inherited in 1033.
  Acceded	1038
  	Duke of Swabia
  	After the death of Herman IV, Duke of Swabia in 1038, his father gave him that duchy (as Henry I), as well as the kingdom of Burgundy , which Conrad had inherited in 1033.
  Acceded	4 Apr 1039	Aachen, Kaln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
  	ruler of the kingdom
  	Upon the death of his father on 4 June 1039, he became sole ruler of the kingdom
  Crowned	1046
  	Holy Roman Emperor
  	Upon the death of his father on 4 June 1039, he became sole ruler of the kingdom and was crowned emperor by Pope Clement II in Rome (1046).
  _FSFTID	KNDS-23S
  _FSLINK	https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=KNDS-23S
  Death	5 Oct 1056	Bodfeld
  Burial	Speyer Cathedral, Speyer, Germany
  Notes	http://www21.brinkster.com/leonore/page46.html#6097438132 http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal01929 BOOKS Kings and Queens of Great Britain, Genealogical Chart, Anne Taute and Romi lly Squire, Taute, 1990: "Gunhild, Daughter of Canute King of England a nd Emma, Mar Henry III Emperor of Germany, Died 1056." A History of the English Speaking People Winston S Churchill Vol I The Bir th of Britain Dodd Mead & Co p141: "[Canute's] daughter was married to the Emperor Conrad's eldest son, who u ltimately carried his empire across Schleswig to the banks of the Eider... " Wall Chart of World History, Edward Hull, 1988, Studio Editions, Germany 1 039: "Henry III, King of Germany 1039-1056, Son of Conrad II, 1048 Bohem ia incorporated Savoy leaves under Count Humbert..." http://www.geneal.net/1719.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_German_monarchs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_III,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
  Person ID	I3142	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor,   b. 990, Speyer, Germany d. 4 Jun 1039, Utrecht, Netherlands (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Gisela of Swabia,   b. 989 or 990   d. 14 Feb 1043 (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	1016
  Family ID	F1576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Gunhilda of Denmark,   b. Abt 1020   d. 18 Jul 1038, Adriatic Coast (Age ~ 18 years)
  Marriage	10 Jun 1036	Nimeguen, Germany
  Children	1. Beatrice I, Abbess of Quedlinburg,   b. 1037, Italy d. 13 Jul 1061 (Age 24 years)
  Family ID	F1141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2006

  
  

  Family 2	Agnes of Poitou, Holy Roman Empress,   b. Abt 1020   d. 14 Dec 1077 (Age ~ 57 years)
  Marriage	21 Nov 1043
  Children	1. Henry IV (Heinrich) of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor,   b. 11 Nov 1050, Goslar, Niedersachsen, Germany d. 7 Aug 1106, Liege, Belgium (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F1744	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

  
  

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• Sources

  [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).