Salian dynasty

Salians Salier Reges salici
The crypt of Speyer Cathedral, the Salian emperors' burial place
Parent family	Widonids (?)
Country	Holy Roman Empire Germany Italy Burgundy Carinthia Bavaria Swabia
Place of origin	Franconia
Founded	Early 10th century
Founder	Count Werner
Final ruler	Emperor Henry V
Members	Pope Gregory V Emperor Conrad II Emperor Henry III Emperor Henry IV
Connected families	Ottonian Hohenstaufen Babenberg
Distinctions	Investiture Controversy
Traditions	Roman Catholicism
Dissolution	1125

The Salian dynasty or Salic dynasty (German: Salier) was a dynasty in the High Middle Ages. The dynasty provided four kings of Germany (1024–1125), all of whom went on to be crowned Holy Roman emperors (1027–1125).

After the death of the last Ottonian emperor in 1024, the Kingdom of Germany and later the entire Holy Roman Empire passed to Conrad II, a Salian. He was followed by three more Salian rulers: Henry III, Henry IV, and Henry V. They established their monarchy as a major European power. The Salian dynasty developed a permanent administrative system based on a class of public officials answerable to the crown.^[1]