 He was a patron of poets and poetry, and he almost certainly composed the song "Kaiser Heinrich", now among the Weingarten Song Manuscripts.According to his rank and with Imperial Eagle ("Reichsadler"), regalia, and a scroll, he is the first and foremost to be portrayed in the famous "Codex Manesse", a 14th-century songbook manuscript featuring 140 reputed poets; at least three poems are attributed to a young and romantically minded Henry VI.In one of those he describes a romance that makes him forget all his earthly power, and neither riches nor royal dignity can outweigh his yearning for that lady ("ê ich mich ir verzige, ich verzige mich ê der krône" – before I give her up, I'd rather give up the crown).