Henry VI Biography

Henry VI biography

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NAME: Henry VI
OCCUPATION: Emperor, King
BIRTH DATE: 1165
DEATH DATE: September 28, 1197
PLACE OF BIRTH: Nijmegen, Netherlands
PLACE OF DEATH: Messina, Sicily, Italy
AKA: King of Germany
AKA: Holy Roman Emperor

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Henry VI was the German king and Holy Roman emperor (1165-1197). His main achievement was increasing his dynasty's power by acquiring of the kingdom of Sicily.

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Born in 1165, Henry VI was the German king and Holy Roman emperor (1165-1197). His main achievement was increasing his dynasty's power by acquiring of the kingdom of Sicily through his marriage to Constance I, daughter of the Sicilian king Roger II. Henry VI failed to make the German crown hereditary, like the Sicilian crown, but his son Frederick II still became king of Sicily after his death.