Henry II, Holy

On May 6 of 973 or 978 was called Henry II, Holy, was born. He was the East Frankish king and Holy Roman Emperor. In 1146 he was appointed saint founded the bishopric of Bamberg and the Christianization of the Slavs contributed. On 6 May in 973 or 978 was Henry II, called the Ghost, Bad Abbach or Hildesheim born. The sources are somewhat unclear. He was the son of Henry II, the fighter, and his wife Gisela. Henry's father, called the Brawley had, as Duke of Bavaria protracted conflict with King Otto II
To avoid problems with Henry's son, King Otto II made ​​sure that the young Henry was a spiritual training. In the monastery, which must be kept out of politics. He would not tolerate another disturbing in this family as Duke.But Henry Brawley had made his son co-ruler of the Duchy of Bavaria. After Henry's death Zänkerers chose the Bavarian nobility, against the wishes of King Otto II, Duke of Bavaria. King Otto II died in 983, his son, Otto III. became the successor.

Henry takes the opportunity of the hour

995 Henry II took over the Duchy of Bavaria and was dedicated to the renovation and restoration of monasteries and churches. In 1000 he married Gwendolyn of the House of Luxembourg. 1002 is chosen in Mainz, the king of the Holy Roman Empire. This was not a natural thing as the old king had left no heirs and no instructions to his death. Henry seized the opportunity and got the body out through the Alps of King Otto III. He succeeded his father, King Otto II in January 1002 and died near Rome became a WNV disease.

Power and intrigue

He sat in the bowels of the Abbey of St. Afra in Augsburg and forced the archbishop of Cologne, came to the Crown Jewels, which is the symbol of power. Other contenders for the throne of application. If this was voluntary, I do not know. On June 7, 1007, Henry was called, in any case under unusual circumstances, the king of the East Frankish kingdom, even Regnum Teutonicum chosen. Its aim was the restoration of large Frankish kingdom.

Off King word
Therefore, he concentrated more on his policy in the north, the Alps. Three times he had to move to Italy is to consolidate power and maintain it. In addition, he waged war with Poland, among other reasons because they had kept his word and had given him a following in the choice of King, the duchy of Bavaria as agreed.

Amado Bamberg

At his coronation year also began construction of the Cathedral of Bamberg. In 1007 appointed to the diocese of Bamberg. This was not without resistance from the existing dioceses of Würzburg and Eichstätt, since both areas are reduced to the new diocese. Through many donations had the bishopric of Bamberg from the beginning many lands. Henry has always seemed a special relationship with Bamberg have. The chronicler of Merseburg Thietmar writes: "Since childhood, the king of the city of Bamberg in eastern Franconia and especially loved more than any other support, and after his marriage he gave to his wife as a gift wedding. Since it was attributed to the attention of the mercy of God, the kingdom, he secretly planned to constantly create a diocese here. "The founding of the diocese of Bamberg was also of strategic importance: the pagan Slavs in the main top, were in the Fichtel Mountains and adjacent areas of Bohemia after the founding of the diocese of Bamberg gradually converted to Christianity permanently.
The height of its power became Henry II, when the 14 of February 1014 Pope Benedict VIII as Holy Roman Emperor was crowned. Henry II was the last Emperor of the Ottonian dynasty. Henry II died on July 13, 1024 in Grone. He left no children with his wife, Gwendolyn. Pope Eugene III. 1146 said it holy.