His mother, Agnes, served as regent during his early childhood before he was briefly kidnapped by Archbishop Anno and the regency was transferred to Archbishop Adalbert.
His mother, Agnes, served as regent during his early childhood before he was briefly kidnapped by Archbishop Anno and the regency was transferred to Archbishop Adalbert. Herman of Salm became the leader of his opponents after this man put down a rebellion led by Rudolf of Swabia. He would later narrowly escape the troops of Robert Guiscard after installing Clement III as pope. A famous story goes that he was made to wait for days in the snow outside Canossa before being granted absolution. FTP, identify this monarch embroiled in the lay investiture controversy with Pope Gregory VII, a 12th century AD German king and Holy Roman Emperor.
His mother, Agnes, served as regent during his early childhood before he was briefly kidnapped by Archbishop Anno and the regency was transferred to Archbishop Adalbert.
{Henry IV}