Christian feast day: Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor

Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor from 1014 to 1024

Henry II, also known as Saint Henry, Obl. S. B., was Holy Roman Emperor 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 following the sudden death of his second cousin,…