Saxon revolt of 1073–1075
| Saxon revolt | |||||||
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| Part of the Investiture Controversy | |||||||
Duchy of Saxony 919–1125, Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1923 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Holy Roman Empire (Salian dynasty) |
Saxons (Duchy of Saxony) | ||||||
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Henry IV of Germany Rudolf of Rheinfelden Vratislaus II of Bohemia Ernst of Austria † Theodoric II of Lorraine Godfrey IV of Lower Lorraine |
Otto of Nordheim Burchard II of Halberstadt Magnus of Saxony Lothair Udo II of the Nordmark | ||||||
The Saxon revolt refers to the struggle between the Salian dynasty ruling the Holy Roman Empire and the rebel Saxons during the reign of Henry IV. The conflict reached its climax in the period from summer 1073 until the end of 1075, in a rebellion that involved several clashes of arms.