29 September 1121. The Holy Roman Emperor Henry V makes peace with his German opponents. "The princely assembly met on 29 September 1121 in Würzburg and forced the emperor to finally reconcile with the pope." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hen…
Flanders, 25 August 1521. Henry VIII and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V sign a secret treaty at Bruges as allies in the event of war with France.
TDIH: April 13, 1111, Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. Illustration: Henry V depicted in a Romanesque fresco, Prüfening Abbey, c. 1130.
TDIH: December 31, 1105, Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV is forced to abdicate in favor of his son, Henry V, in Ingelheim. Illustration: Henry IV bestows the royal insignia on his son Henry V.
Why/How was James V the Holy Roman Emperor? As he was King of Spain, what made him have a higher/different status, than say, Henry VIII did?
‘The Horned Helmet’, commissioned in 1511 by Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I as a gift for King Henry VIII imgur.com/a/efisjss/
Ceremonial parade armet given as a gift by Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I to King Henry VIII of England in 1511. The symbolism and meaning of this bizarre helmet, apparently modelled on one of Henry's court fools, remains unclear. Royal Armouries, Leeds, England. [1920x1489]
[6.13.1519] Henry decided to stand down as a candidate for the title of Holy Roman Emperor. He did this because he had learned that the two other candidates, Charles V of Spain and Francis I of France had spent vast sums of money in bribes for votes and as a result Henry had no chance of winning totallytimelines.com/henr…
[May 1519] After Maximilian's death in Jan., Henry VIII makes compromise bid for election as Holy Roman Emperor, but Charles (V) is elected in June. books.google.co.uk/books?…
Did Henry V of the Holy Roman Emperor die of cancer, and how do we know this?
I am interested in whether or not historians are confident that he died of cancer. What contemporary reports lead us to believe so? Would his illness at the time (if it was cancer) have been recognizable as a terminal condition, or would have physicians have had little idea of why he died? Thank you.
Saint-Ulrich, France. Situated at 528 m (1732 ft), this castle was used by Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, as a strongpoint in his war against the Eguisheims. It later survived two sieges (1287, 1293) before it was dismantled in the Thirty Years War. I'll post a reconstruction and more in the comments.
[January 24th, 1118] John of Gaeta is elected Pope Gelasius II. The Holy Roman Emperor Henry V, however, installs Maurice Bourdin, archbishop of Braga, as Pope Gregory VIII (an antipope). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop…
Born today : August 11th - Henry V, King of Germany, King of Italy, King of Arles, Holy Roman Emperor, "the fourth and last ruler of the Salian dynasty", "Henry's reign coincided with the final phase of the great Investiture Controversy, which had pitted pope against emperor" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hen…
The domains and vassals of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, at their greatest extent.
Born today : August 11th - Henry V, King of Germany, King of Italy, King of Arles, Holy Roman Emperor, "the fourth and last ruler of the Salian dynasty", "Henry's reign coincided with the final phase of the great Investiture Controversy, which had pitted pope against emperor" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hen…
Born today : August 11th - Henry V, King of Germany, King of Italy, King of Arles, Holy Roman Emperor, "the fourth and last ruler of the Salian dynasty", "Henry's reign coincided with the final phase of the great Investiture Controversy, which had pitted pope against emperor" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hen…
In 1076 pope Gregory VII excommunicated the Holy Roman Emperor, Henry IV. Henry walked across the alps in January and begged for penance in the snow for three days. The pope lifted the excommunication. Henry was later excommunicated again. So, he invaded Rome and tried to install a new pope. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inv…
Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, was excommunicated three separate times by one Pope, and even embarked on a ritual journey of submission just to get one of the bans lifted.
Peter Orseolo, the second king of Hungary and nephew to Stephen I. His favoritism towards his foreign courtiers caused an uprising which ended with his 1041 deposition. Peter was restored in 1044 by Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor. He would end up being killed by the order of his successor Andrew I.
Since the Byzantines used to call themselves “Romans”, the fall of Constantinople is said to mark the true end of the Roman Empire, since the capital moved there in 330 I believe. But how can that be if there was still Holy *Roman* Emperor after that (Charles V e.g.) ?
German cemetery at Yuste, Spain, next to the Yuste Monastery where Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (Charles I in Spain) retired in 1556. In 1980 was decided to group together the German soldiers buried in Spain, mostly airmen and sailors and in coastal towns. This was the selected place. [Album} reddit.com/gallery/rg4vk2
Horned helmet of King Henry VIII, given to him by the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian, Circa 1511. On display in the Royal Armouries in Leeds, England.
December 3rd, 1521. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor annexes Tournai after the siege of Tournai. An Imperial army besieged the city of Tournai, capturing it from the French in late November; it would remain a Habsburg possession until the French conquest of the Austrian Netherlands in 1795. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Si%…
Pope Benedict V was only Pope for 31 days in 964. Elected against the wishes of the Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, Benedict was quickly deposed after Otto besieged Rome and incurred a brutal famine. Benedict died in exile in Germany. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop…
Charles V was the emperor of Holy Roman Empire and king of Spain in the years 1519-1556. He was an heir of several leading European dynasties: the Habsburgs, Valois-Burgundy and Tastamara, which makes his personal coat of arms quite interesting. Take a look and see how many crests do you recognize.
On this day, Emperor Frederick Barbarosa makes peace with the Lombards in Constance. Granted by Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor & his son & co-ruler, Henry VI, King of the Romans, to the members of the Lombard League.
TIL that Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, holds the record for most excommunications. Over the course of his life, he was excommunicated five times by three popes. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lis…
Charles IV, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor: "If I build this bridge, a Henry will surely come to see us." gfycat.com/bouncydistantb…
A horned helmet (armet) gifted to King Henry VIII by the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian I. It would have been a part of a complete set of armour and worn by Henry at court pageants.
The Horned Helmet With Glasses of King Henry VIII, Given by Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I
Ceremonial helmet of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V , circa 1540 [1280 x 1302]
A horned armet helmet of the young Henry VIII. It was part of a complete pageant armor commissioned in 1511 by the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I as a gift to the English king. The glasses were implemented because Henry VIII was actually nearsighted. (1920x1489)
Gregory V (996-999) was only 24 years old when he became Pope. He was the great-grandson of Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, and was made Pope by his cousin, Holy Roman Emperor Otto III. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop…
Full body armor of Holy Roman Emperor Karl V, 1512-14.
What did Pope Gregory VII do to the envoys from Holy Roman Emperor, Henry IV?
In the Alexiad, Anna Komnene spends more than a page describing how Pope Gregory did something to the envoys that Henry IV had sent to him in the midst of the investiture controversy that was, “beyond the insolent behavior one expects from barbarians” and that if she described it “paper would have been defiled.”
She talks at great lengths about how what was done was so despicable that even thinking about them causes her conniptions and so she dares not to write of what was done. She writes that “this particular form of chastisement was novel, the invention of the Pope himself.” The relevant section is on page 62 of the Penguins Classics edition.
To what is she referring to? Thanks in advance for any responses
Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor from 1084-1105, was excommunicated five separate times by three different Popes. He carries the distinction of being the most-excommunicated individual in history. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lis…
Horned helmet of Henry VIII. Commissioned in 1511 by the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I as a gift for the young king, who would have worn the armour for court pageants rather than in combat.
TIL of the 'Pseudo-Henry', a document forged by the Austrian Habsburgs in the Middle Ages to claim greater rights in the Holy Roman Empire, 'citing' grants giving to Austria by Caesar and Nero. Petrarch immediately disputed its legitimacy, but it was nonetheless accepted as valid by the Emperor. weaponsandwarfare.com/202…
Imperial Orb, Sword and Scabbard of the Holy Roman Empire. The orb and the sword were made in Germany, and the scabbard in Italy, ca. 1200. The gold panels on the scabbard depict kings and emperors from Charlemagne to Henry III. (826x640)
Castel Nuovo - Naples, Italy - Royal Seat for the Kings of Naples, Aragon & Spain until 1815 - Erected by architect Pierre de Chaulnes for Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor 1279 - Rebuilt by architect Guillem Sagrera in Catalan-Majorcan-Gothic style for Alfonso V of Aragon 1479 - Open to the Public reddit.com/gallery/pdw497
