Birth and Life

Henry II

Holy Roman Emperor

Date of birth 6. 5. 0973
Country of birth Germany

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Death

Date of death 13. 7. 1024
Cemetery Cathedral of Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany
GPS coordinates of the cemetery 49.89083, 10.8825

Details:
next to the east choir

Summary from Wikipedia

The son of Henry II, Duke of Bavaria, and his wife Gisela of Burgundy, Emperor Henry II was a great-grandson of German king Henry the Fowler and a member of the Bavarian branch of the Ottonian dynasty. Since his father had rebelled against two previous emperors, the younger Henry spent long periods of time in exile, where he turned to Christianity at an early age, first finding refuge with the Bishop of Freising and later during his education at the cathedral school in Hildesheim. He succeeded his father as Duke of Bavaria in 995 as Henry IV. As duke, he attempted to join his second-cousin, Em ...

Author of contribution: Janez, published 7. 3. 2018

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