a Henry IV and the Investiture Struggle German King and Roman Emperor, son of Henry III and Agnes of Poitou, Henry IV was born November 11, 1050 at Goslar; Saxony. He later died at Liège Lorraine, on August 7, 1108. The power and resources of the empire left behind by Conrad II, which Henry III had already materially weakened, were still further impaired by the feebleness of the queen regent, who was devoid of political ability. The policy …showed first 75 words of 2148 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2148 total…Henry died. After some opposition his adherents buried him in Speyer. In him perished a man of great importance on whom, however, fortune frowned. Still his achievements considered from the point of view of their historical importance were by no means insignificant. As defender of the rights of the Crown and of the honor of the empire, he saved the monarchy from a premature end, menaced though it was by the universal disorder. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**