Vem gifte sig med Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor?

Henry III (German: Heinrich III, 28 October 1016 – 5 October 1056), called the Black (German: Heinrich der Schwarze) or the Pious, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1046 until his death in 1056. A member of the Salian dynasty, he was the eldest son of Conrad II and Gisela of Swabia.

Henry was raised by his father, who made him Duke of Bavaria in 1026, appointed him co-ruler in 1028 and bestowed him with the duchy of Swabia and the Kingdom of Burgundy ten years later in 1038. The emperor's death the following year ended a remarkably smooth and harmonious transition process towards Henry's sovereign rule, that was rather uncharacteristic for the Ottonian and Salian monarchs. Henry succeeded Conrad II as Duke of Carinthia and King of Italy and continued to pursue his father's political course on the basis of virtus et probitas (courage and honesty), which led to an unprecedented sacral exaltation of the kingship. In 1046 Henry ended the papal schism, was crowned Emperor by Pope Clement II, freed the Vatican from dependence on the Roman nobility and laid the foundation for its empire-wide authority. In the duchies, Henry enforced the sovereign royal right of disposition, thereby ensuring tighter control. In Lorraine, this led to years of conflict from which he emerged victorious. Another sphere of defiance formed in southern Germany from 1052 to 1055. Henry III died in 1056, aged only 39. Modern historians identify the final years of his reign as the beginning of a crisis in the Salian monarchy.

Gunhild av Danmark, född 1020, död 1038, var en tysk drottning, gift 1036 med kung Henrik III av Tyskland. Hon kallades i Tyskland Kunigunde.

Agnes av Poitou, född cirka 1025, död 14 december 1077, var en tysk-romersk kejsarinna; gift 1043 med Henrik III i hans andra äktenskap. Hon var regent i Tysk-romerska riket mellan 1056 och 1062 som förmyndare för sin son Henrik IV. Hennes regering har pekats ut som ansvarig för en nedgång i kejsarmaktens inrikespolitiska kontroll och början på schismen mellan påven och kejsarmakten.