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Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/7 August 2021 by Gog the Mild (talk) 21:59, 4 July 2021 (UTC)



Henry IV (11 November 1050 – 7 August 1106) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 to 1105. Inheriting the throne at the age of five in 1056, Henry was placed under his mother's guardianship. The Archbishop of Cologne kidnapped him in 1062 and administered Germany until he came of age in 1065. Ignoring the ideas of the Gregorian Reform, Henry insisted on the royal prerogative to appoint bishops in his German and Italian realms. The Investiture Controversy culminated when Pope Gregory VII excommunicated Henry in response to Henry's attempt to dethrone him. Henry carried out his penitential Walk to Canossa in 1077 and Gregory absolved him. Henry's German opponents ignored this absolution and elected an anti-king. Most German and northern Italian bishops remained loyal to Henry and elected the antipope, Clement III, who crowned Henry emperor in Rome in 1084. His son, Henry V, forced him to abdicate on 31 December 1105.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Antiochus X Eusebes
 * Main editors: Borsoka
 * Promoted: June 20, 2020
 * Reasons for nomination: Henry died 915 years ago on 7 August 1106. It has 58 equivalent articles on other language versions of WP. During the last three months, more than 34,000 editors visited the article.
 * Support as nominator. Borsoka (talk) 00:34, 24 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Support. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:52, 24 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Support. Aoba47 (talk) 03:36, 27 June 2021 (UTC)