Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor

11th century Ottonian Holy Roman Emperor

Henry II (German: Heinrich II; Italian: Enrico II) (6 May 973 – 13 July 1024), also known as Saint Henry the Exuberant, Obl. S. B., was Holy Roman Emperor ("Romanorum Imperator") from 1014. He died without an heir in 1024, and was the last ruler of the Ottonian line. As Duke of Bavaria, appointed in 995, Henry became King of the Romans ("Rex Romanorum") following the sudden death of his second cousin, Emperor Otto III in 1002, was made King of Italy ("Rex Italiae") in 1004, and crowned emperor by Pope Benedict VIII in 1014.

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Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor was born on Thursday, 6 May 973 in Bad Abbach, Germany. He was best known as a royal family member. Emperor's country of citizenship (nationality) was German. He died on Tuesday, 13 July 1024 in Gottingen, Germany at the age of 51. His religion is listed as Roman Catholic. He had dark brown eyes and dark brown hair (color). His zodiac star sign was Taurus.

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Full name at birth	full name at birth
Claim to fame	claim to fame
Date of birth	6 May 973	edit
Place of birth	Bad Abbach, Germany	edit
Date of death	13 July 1024	edit
Age	51 (age at death)
Place of death	Gottingen, Germany	edit
Occupation	occupation
Occupation category	Royalty	edit
Nationality	German	edit

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Height	height
Build	build
Hair color	Brown - Dark	edit
Eye color	Brown - Dark	edit
Gender	Male	edit
Ethnicity	White	edit
Sexuality	Straight	edit
Religion	Roman Catholic	edit
Zodiac sign	Taurus
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Pets	pets

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University	university
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Political affiliation	political affiliation
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