Henry V, Duke of Bavaria
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Henry (d.1026), of the House of Ardennes, was the count of Luxembourg (as Henry I) from 998 and the duke of Bavaria (as Henry V) from 1004. He was the son of Siegfried I of Luxembourg and Hedwige of Nordgau and a seventh generation descendant of Charlemagne.
He was the advocate of the abbeys of Sain-Maximin of Trier and Saint-Willibrord of Echternach, hereditary titles within his family.
In 1004, at the Diet of Ratisbon, he received Bavaria from his brother-in-law, the Emperor Henry II, who was also the duke of Bavaria. In a quarrel with the emperor in 1009, he withdrew him from the duchy but reinstated him in 1017. He never married and his county passed to his nephew Henry and Bavaria returned to the emperor, then Conrad II, who bestowed it on his son, the later Emperor Henry III.
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| Preceded by: Henry IV |
Duke of Bavaria 1004 – 1026 |
Succeeded by: Henry VI |
| Preceded by: Siegfried |
Count of Luxembourg 998 – 1026 |
Succeeded by: Henry II |
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