Anno II, Archbishop of Cologne, had succeeded…

Anno II, Archbishop of Cologne, had succeeded in putting down a rising against his authority in Cologne in 1074, and it was reported he had allied himself with William the Conqueror, King of England, against the emperor.

Having cleared himself of this charge, Anno had taken no further part in public business and dies in Siegburg Abbey on December 4, 1075, where he is buried.