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Henry VI (German: Heinrich VI.; November 1165 – 28 September 1197), a member of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was King of Germany (King of the Romans) from 1169 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 until his death. From 1194 he was also King of Sicily. Henry was the second son of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy.
Henry VI was a German king and Holy Roman emperor of the Hohenstaufen dynasty who increased his power and that of his dynasty by his acquisition of the kingdom of Sicily through his marriage to Constance I, posthumous daughter of the Sicilian king Roger II.
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Henry VI, German Heinrich, (born autumn 1165, Nijmegen, Neth.—died Sept. 28, 1197, Messina, Italy), German king (1169–97) and Holy Roman emperor (1191–97) of the Hohenstaufen dynasty who acquired the kingdom of Sicily by marriage.
The Holy Roman Emperor title provided the highest prestige among medieval Catholic monarchs, because the empire was considered by the Catholic Church to be the only successor of the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages and the early modern period.
Henry VI, elected King of the Romans since 1169, succeeded his father Frederick and was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Celestine III in 1191.
- 22 September 1197-1 July 1198
- see Aftermath
- The Levant
- Beirut restored to the Kingdom of Jerusalem
In the Holy Roman Empire the dynasty facing Papal wrath was the Hohenstaufen family of Swabia, who eventually claimed the Throne of Sicily, and the man to do that was Henry VI. Born in 1165, Henry, son of the imposing Frederick Barbarossa and Beatrice of Burgundy, was King of the Germans (from 1169) and Holy Roman Emperor (from 1191).
Jun 8, 2018 · Henry VI (1165–97) German King (1190–97) and Holy Roman Emperor (1191–97), son of Frederick I (Barbarossa). In 1186 Henry married Constance, heiress of the Kingdom of Sicily, and thereafter devoted much of his reign to securing that inheritance.
