German Royalty. She was the daughter of Oddon de Savoie and Adélaïde Comtesse de Torino. She was betrothed to the son of emperor Heinrich III in 1055. Due to their age they were married 11 years later. In 1069 tried to have the marriage annulled but the pope denied him. A year later, the first of their five children was born. In January 1077 she accompanied him on his travel to Italy in order to meet with Pope Gregory VII to have Heinrichs excommunication lifted. In 1081 and 1082 Heinrich besieged Rome, but left after a few weeks. He returned in 1084 after Gregory VII had lost the support of the people of Rome and several of his cardinals. He was deposed and excommunicated. The antipope Cement III crowned Heinrich and Bertha emperor and empress on Easter Sunday 1084.
German Royalty. She was the daughter of Oddon de Savoie and Adélaïde Comtesse de Torino. She was betrothed to the son of emperor Heinrich III in 1055. Due to their age they were married 11 years later. In 1069 tried to have the marriage annulled but the pope denied him. A year later, the first of their five children was born. In January 1077 she accompanied him on his travel to Italy in order to meet with Pope Gregory VII to have Heinrichs excommunication lifted. In 1081 and 1082 Heinrich besieged Rome, but left after a few weeks. He returned in 1084 after Gregory VII had lost the support of the people of Rome and several of his cardinals. He was deposed and excommunicated. The antipope Cement III crowned Heinrich and Bertha emperor and empress on Easter Sunday 1084.
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