Salian dynasty

Salians
Salier

Reges salici
A great hall with a high arched ceiling braced with columns
The crypt of Speyer Cathedral, the Salian emperors' burial place
Parent familyWidonids (?)
CountryHoly Roman Empire
Germany
Italy
Burgundy
Carinthia
Bavaria
Swabia
Place of originFranconia
FoundedEarly 10th century
FounderCount Werner
Final rulerEmperor Henry V
MembersPope Gregory V
Emperor Conrad II
Emperor Henry III
Emperor Henry IV
Connected familiesOttonian
Hohenstaufen
Babenberg
DistinctionsInvestiture Controversy
TraditionsRoman Catholicism
Dissolution1125

The Salian dynasty or Salic dynasty (German: Salier) was a dynasty in the High Middle Ages. The dynasty provided four kings of Germany (1024–1125), all of whom went on to be crowned Holy Roman emperors (1027–1125).

After the death of the last Ottonian emperor in 1024, the Kingdom of Germany and later the entire Holy Roman Empire passed to Conrad II, a Salian. He was followed by three more Salian rulers: Henry III, Henry IV, and Henry V. They established their monarchy as a major European power. The Salian dynasty developed a permanent administrative system based on a class of public officials answerable to the crown.[1]

  1. ^ Solsten, Eric, ed. (1996). Germany: a country study (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 9–11. ISBN 0-8444-0853-0. OCLC 34705046. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.