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'''Henry Berengar''' (1136/7–1150), sometimes numbered '''Henry (VI)''',{{sfn|Fuhrmann|1986|p=202}} was the eldest legitimate son of [[Conrad III of Germany]] and his second wife, [[Gertrude von Sulzbach]]. He was named after his father's maternal grandfather, the [[Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Henry IV]], and his mother's father, Count [[Berengar II of Sulzbach]]. He was groomed for the succession, but predeceased his father.
In 1139, Henry was betrothed to [[Sophia of Hungary (nun)|Sophia]], daughter of King [[Béla II of Hungary]]. She moved to Germany to learn German language and court culture, but relations between Germany and Hungary cooled after the death of her father in 1141. The marriage was cancelled while Sophia was still residing in Germany. After several
Conrad had the princes elect Henry, then ten years old, as co-[[King of Germany]] at a diet in [[Regensburg]] on 13 March 1147, before Conrad left on the [[Second Crusade]].{{sfn|Fuhrmann|1986|p=130}}{{sfn|Hausmann|1969|p=519}} Henry was anointed and crowned on [[Laetare Sunday]] (30 March) in [[Aachen]].{{sfn|Hausmann|1969|p=519}}{{sfn|Waitz|1879|p=37|ps=, ''[[Annales Aquenses]]'', s.a. 1147: ''Heinricus puer 10 annorum, filius Conradi regis, in media quadragesima, scilicet 3. Kal. Aprilis, unctus est in regem Aquisgrani'' ("Henry, a boy of ten years, son of King Conrad, in the midst of Lent, that is 30 March, is anointed to the kingship at Aachen").}} During his father's absence on crusade (June 1147–May 1149), he was placed under the tutorship of the powerful abbot [[Wibald]] and the notary [[Heinrich von Wiesenbach]].{{sfn|Hausmann|1969|p=519}}{{sfn|Bumke|1991|p=461}} For his services, Heinrich was raised to the rank of master (''magister'') or protonotary (''protonotarius'').{{sfn|Hausmann|1969|p=519}} Nine letters (eight in full) written by or for Henry survive from this period of his reign.{{sfn|Hausmann|1969|p=519}}
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