jan 1, 1056 - Death of Henry III
Description:
Minority of Henry IV Begins; Henry III was the last emperor to rule in the "old style" - for near,y 20 years after, Italy was left to its own devices without any strong imperial intervention from Germany.[Hyde, Society and Politics, 1973, 49]
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Date:
jan 1, 1056
Now
~ 970 years ago