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Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor

1050 - 1106

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Henry IV (German: Heinrich IV; 11 November 1050 – 7 August 1106) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 to 1105, King of Germany from 1054 to 1105, King of Italy and Burgundy from 1056 to 1105, and Duke of Bavaria from 1052 to 1054. He was the son of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor—the second monarch of the Salian dynasty—and Agnes of Poitou. After his father's death on 5 October 1056, Henry was placed under his mother's guardianship. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor has received more than 1,378,975 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor is the 341st most popular politician (down from 333rd in 2019), the 94th most popular biography from Germany (up from 98th in 2019) and the 20th most popular German Politician.

Henry IV was Holy Roman Emperor from 1056 to 1106. He is most famous for being the father of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 341 out of 19,576. Before him are Lyndon B. Johnson, Mehmed V, Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, Edward VI of England, Raúl Castro, and Louis XVIII of France. After him are Juan Perón, Godfrey of Bouillon, Liu Bei, Stepan Bandera, Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and François Hollande.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1050, Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 2. Before him is Hassan-i Sabbah. After him are Pope Paschal II, Michael VII Doukas, Peter the Hermit, Roscellinus, Frederick I, Duke of Swabia, Olaf III of Norway, Sviatopolk II of Kiev, Halsten Stenkilsson, Irnerius, and Walter Sans Avoir. Among people deceased in 1106, Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 1. After him are Yusuf ibn Tashfin, Nestor the Chronicler, Magnus, Duke of Saxony, Benno, Minamoto no Yoshiie, and Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 94 out of 7,253. Before him are Gottlieb Daimler (1834), Heinrich Schliemann (1822), Carl von Clausewitz (1780), Wilhelm Keitel (1882), Nicholas of Cusa (1401), and Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893). After him are Theodor Mommsen (1817), Gerhard Schröder (1944), Karl Lagerfeld (1933), Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1368), Ernst Haeckel (1834), and Claus von Stauffenberg (1907).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 20. Before him are Konrad Adenauer (1876), Charles the Bald (823), Martin Bormann (1900), Peter III of Russia (1728), Helmut Kohl (1930), and Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893). After him are Gerhard Schröder (1944), Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1368), Erich Honecker (1912), William the Silent (1533), Willy Brandt (1913), and Frederick III, German Emperor (1831).

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