Biography of Henry "Black Pious" Salian III Holy Roman Emperor 1017-1056
On 28 Oct 1017 Henry "Black Pious" Salian III Holy Roman Emperor was born.
In 1036 Henry "Black Pious" Salian III Holy Roman Emperor (age 18) and Gunhilda Knytlinga (age 16) were married at Nijmegen [Map]. She the daughter of King Canute of England and Emma aka Ælfgyfu of Normandy Queen Consort England (age 51).
In 1036 [his brother-in-law] Ælfred Ætheling Wessex (age 31) returned to England where he and his men were met by Godwin Godwinson 1st Earl Kent and Wessex (age 35) at Guildford, Surrey [Map]; ostensibly friendly. The following day, however, Godwin Godwinson 1st Earl Kent, Earl Wessex 1001-1053's men attacked Aelfred's (age 31) men murdering most of them. Aelfred (age 31) was taken to Ely [Map] where he was blinded and died shortly thereafter.
On 18 Jul 1038 [his wife] Gunhilda Knytlinga (age 18) died.
In 1043 Henry "Black Pious" Salian III Holy Roman Emperor (age 25) and Agnes Poitiers were married. She the daughter of William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine and Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine.
On 25 Dec 1046 Henry "Black Pious" Salian III Holy Roman Emperor (age 29) was crowned as III Holy Roman Emperor.
John of Worcester. 1049. The emperor Henry (age 31) assembled a vast army against Baldwin (age 36), count of Flanders, chiefly because he had burnt and ruined his stately palace at Nimeguen. In this expedition were pope Leo, and many great and noble men from various countries. Sweyn (age 30), king of Denmark, was also there with his fleet at the emperor's command, and swore fealty to the emperor for that occasion. He sent also to [his former brother-in-law] Edward (age 46), king of England, and requested him not to let Baldwin (age 36) escape, if he should retreat to the sea. In consequence, the king went with a large fleet to the port of Sandwich, Kent [Map], and remained there until the emperor had obtained of Baldwin (age 36) all he desired. Meanwhile, earl Sweyn (age 28), son of earl Godwin (age 48) and Githa, who had left England and gone to Denmark, because he was not permitted to marry Edgiva, abbess of the monastery of Leominster, whom he had debauched, returned with eight ships, alleging falsely that he would now remain loyally with the king.
On 11 Nov 1050 [his son] Henry Holy Roman Emperoir was born to Henry "Black Pious" Salian III Holy Roman Emperor (age 33) and [his wife] Agnes Poitiers.
In 1054 Baldwin "The Good" V Count Flanders (age 41) fought against Henry "Black Pious" Salian III Holy Roman Emperor (age 36) at the Battle of Lille after Baldwin "The Good" V Count Flanders (age 41) had seized Cambrai.
On 05 Oct 1056 Henry "Black Pious" Salian III Holy Roman Emperor (age 38) died.
On 31 Mar 1084 Henry "Black Pious" Salian III Holy Roman Emperor was crowned as IV Holy Roman Emperor in St Peter's Basilica, Vatican.