Henry 2 (Male) III, emperor, 1039-1056
e/m xi

Factoid List

Office (3)

Emperor (3)

 ASC (C-F) 1042-1087  C 1049; D 1050
 ASC (C-F) 1042-1087  D 1054
 Anon.VitaEdwardiRegis  I.1

Personal Relationship (4)

Henry 2 Brother-in-law, sister’s husband (Affinal kinship) of ~ (1)

 of Edward 15: Anon.VitaEdwardiRegis  I.1

~ Wife (Affinal kinship) of Henry 2 (3)

 Gunnhild 1: of Henry 2: Anon.VitaEdwardiRegis  I.1
 Gunnhild 1: of Henry 2: WilliamofJumieges.Gesta Normannorum Ducum  V.9
 Gunnhild 1: of Henry 2: Hemming.Codicellus  267

Event (4)

Embassy (2)

 Ealdred 37.trip to Saxony: MS C: Bishop Ealdred 37 went south overseas into Saxony, and was received there with great honour.

MS D: Bishop Ealdred 37 went overseas to Cologne on the king’s business, and there was received with great honour by the emperor [Henry 2 III] and he stayed there for nearly a year, and the bishop of Cologne [Hermann 1] and the emperor both gave him entertainment.: ASC (C-F) 1042-1087  CD 1054 (1054)
 Henry 2.embassy to Edward 15: Henry 2... delighted to hear that Edward 15 had been enthroned in his ancestral seat, dispatched ambassadors to confirm their amity, sent gifts to be bestowed with imperial generosity, and, as befitted these great lords of the earth, offered and asked for peace and friendship for him and his vassals.: Anon.VitaEdwardiRegis  I.1

Friendship-making (1)

 Henry 2.embassy to Edward 15: Henry 2... delighted to hear that Edward 15 had been enthroned in his ancestral seat, dispatched ambassadors to confirm their amity, sent gifts to be bestowed with imperial generosity, and, as befitted these great lords of the earth, offered and asked for peace and friendship for him and his vassals.: Anon.VitaEdwardiRegis  I.1

Grant and Gift (1)

 Henry 2.embassy to Edward 15: Henry 2... delighted to hear that Edward 15 had been enthroned in his ancestral seat, dispatched ambassadors to confirm their amity, sent gifts to be bestowed with imperial generosity, and, as befitted these great lords of the earth, offered and asked for peace and friendship for him and his vassals.: Anon.VitaEdwardiRegis  I.1

Hospitality (1)

 Ealdred 37.trip to Saxony: MS C: Bishop Ealdred 37 went south overseas into Saxony, and was received there with great honour.

MS D: Bishop Ealdred 37 went overseas to Cologne on the king’s business, and there was received with great honour by the emperor [Henry 2 III] and he stayed there for nearly a year, and the bishop of Cologne [Hermann 1] and the emperor both gave him entertainment.: ASC (C-F) 1042-1087  CD 1054 (1054)

Journey (2)

 Ealdred 37.trip to Saxony: MS C: Bishop Ealdred 37 went south overseas into Saxony, and was received there with great honour.

MS D: Bishop Ealdred 37 went overseas to Cologne on the king’s business, and there was received with great honour by the emperor [Henry 2 III] and he stayed there for nearly a year, and the bishop of Cologne [Hermann 1] and the emperor both gave him entertainment.: ASC (C-F) 1042-1087  CD 1054 (1054)
 Henry 2.request to Edward 15 for assistance against Baldwin 4: MSS CD: In this year ... the emperor [Henry 2 III] sent to King Edward 15 and asked him for naval support – that he would not let Baldwin 4 [V of Flanders] escape by sea. The king therefore went to Sandwich and stayed there with a large naval force until the emperor obtained from Baldwin 4 all he wanted.

MS E: King Edward 15 went out to Sandwich with a large naval force.: ASC (C-F) 1042-1087  C 1049; D 1050 (1049)

Marriage (1)

 Henry 2.marriage to Gunnhild 1: Henry 2 had married Edward 15's sister Gunnhild 1.: Anon.VitaEdwardiRegis  I.1 (1036)

Military strategy (1)

 Henry 2.request to Edward 15 for assistance against Baldwin 4: MSS CD: In this year ... the emperor [Henry 2 III] sent to King Edward 15 and asked him for naval support – that he would not let Baldwin 4 [V of Flanders] escape by sea. The king therefore went to Sandwich and stayed there with a large naval force until the emperor obtained from Baldwin 4 all he wanted.

MS E: King Edward 15 went out to Sandwich with a large naval force.: ASC (C-F) 1042-1087  C 1049; D 1050 (1049)

Peace agreement (1)

 Henry 2.embassy to Edward 15: Henry 2... delighted to hear that Edward 15 had been enthroned in his ancestral seat, dispatched ambassadors to confirm their amity, sent gifts to be bestowed with imperial generosity, and, as befitted these great lords of the earth, offered and asked for peace and friendship for him and his vassals.: Anon.VitaEdwardiRegis  I.1

Request (1)

 Henry 2.request to Edward 15 for assistance against Baldwin 4: MSS CD: In this year ... the emperor [Henry 2 III] sent to King Edward 15 and asked him for naval support – that he would not let Baldwin 4 [V of Flanders] escape by sea. The king therefore went to Sandwich and stayed there with a large naval force until the emperor obtained from Baldwin 4 all he wanted.

MS E: King Edward 15 went out to Sandwich with a large naval force.: ASC (C-F) 1042-1087  C 1049; D 1050 (1049)

Residence (1)

 Ealdred 37.trip to Saxony: MS C: Bishop Ealdred 37 went south overseas into Saxony, and was received there with great honour.

MS D: Bishop Ealdred 37 went overseas to Cologne on the king’s business, and there was received with great honour by the emperor [Henry 2 III] and he stayed there for nearly a year, and the bishop of Cologne [Hermann 1] and the emperor both gave him entertainment.: ASC (C-F) 1042-1087  CD 1054 (1054)