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Events on Friday 25 December 1046 1
1046Henry III crowned Holy Roman EmperorPope Clement II crowns Henry III in Rome on Christmas DayOn Christmas Day 1046, newly elected Pope Clement II crowned Henry III as Holy Roman Emperor in St. Peter's Basilica. The coronation cemented Henry's dominance over both the German kingdom and the papacy after his intervention at Sutri. Henry's wife, Agnes of Poitou, was crowned empress alongside him.