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When Henry "The Lion" Duke of Saxony and Bavaria was born in 1129, in Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, his father, Heinrich X. der Stolze Herzog von Bayern, was 27 and his mother, Gertrud von Süpplingenburg von Sachsen, was 17. He married Clémence von Zähringen about 1152. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters.
Henry the Lion, also known as Henry III, Duke of Saxony and Henry XII, Duke of Bavaria, was a prominent member of the Welf dynasty. He was a powerful German prince who, at the peak of his rule, governed a territory extending from the North and Baltic seas to the Alps, and from Westphalia to Pomerania.
Henry the Lion was Duke of Bavaria and Duke of Saxony for a time in the 12th Century. A fierce fighter, he won many battles and also made some powerful allies and enemies. He was born in 1129 in Ravensburg. His father was Henry the Proud, and his mother was Gertrude of Süpplingenburg. His father was Duke of Bavaria and Duke of Saxony and had ...
Germany - Henry Lion, Saxon Rebellion, Banishment: Forced to retreat before the papacy and the Lombard League after the Battle of Legnano, Frederick cooled toward his Welf cousin, whom he could justly blame for some of his setbacks. Hitherto, the enemies of Henry—the princes, bishops, and magnates of Saxony—had been unable to gain a hearing against him at the emperor’s court days. By ...
Henry the Lion was born in 1129 to Henry the Proud, duke of Saxony and Bavaria, and his wife Gertrude, daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Lothar III. Henry's father had been divested of his duchies by the German King Conrad III, and the young Henry spent the early years of his reign fighting to regain them. Allied with the new German King and ...
Henry the Lion, in German, Heinrich der Löwe) (1129 – August 6, 1195; was a member of the Welf dynasty and Duke of Saxony, as Henry III, since 1142, and Duke of Bavaria, as Henry XII, since 1156 which duchies he held until 1180.
Gertrude of Süpplingenburg. Henry the Lion ( German: Heinrich der Löwe; 1129/1131 – 6 August 1195) was a member of the Welf dynasty and Duke of Saxony, as Henry III, from 1142, and Duke of Bavaria, as Henry XII, from 1156, the duchies which he held until 1180. He was one of the most powerful German princes of his time, until the rival ...
