Henry II (6 May 972 – 13 July 1024), also referred to as Saint Henry, Obl.S.B., is the fifth and last Holy Roman Emperor of the Ottonian dynasty, from his coronation in Rome in 1014 until his death a decade later.

He is crowned King of the Germans in 1002 and King of Italy in 1004.

He is the only King of Germany to have ever been canonized.

He is the son of Henry II, Duke of Bavaria.

As his father had rebelled against two previous emperors, he is often in exile.

This leads the younger Henry to turn to the Church at an early age, first finding refuge with the Bishop of Freising, and later being educated at the cathedral school of Hildesheim.

He succeeds his father as Duke of Bavaria in 995 as Henry IV.