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Mar 12, 2024 · Henry VI (born autumn 1165, Nijmegen, Neth.—died Sept. 28, 1197, Messina, Sicily) was a German king and Holy Roman emperor of the Hohenstaufen dynasty who increased his power and that of his dynasty by his acquisition of the kingdom of Sicily through his marriage to Constance I, posthumous daughter of the Sicilian king Roger II.
Henry the Lion acquired the city in 1158 and turbocharged development by granting it a range of trade privileges. In 1160 the city was given a constitution that established a ruling council of 24 members of the major merchant families, a constitution that remained well into the 19 th century.
Oct 2, 2017 · The lion on the top of the monument references Henry’s heraldic animal. The reliefs on the sides of the pillar show several episodes from the duke’s conquests—and one scene depicting a row ...
Henry X, Duke of Bavaria. Mother. Gertrude of Süpplingenburg. Henry the Lion ( German: Heinrich der Löwe; 1129/1131 – 6 August 1195), also known as Henry III, Duke of Saxony (ruled 1142-1180) and Henry XII, Duke of Bavaria (ruled 1156-1180), was a member of the Welf dynasty . Henry was one of the most powerful German princes of his time ...
Dec 10, 2019 · Definition. Henry II of England ruled from 1154 to 1189 CE. He gained the throne by negotiation with his predecessor King Stephen of England (r. 1135-1154 CE) following the civil war that had raged between that monarch and Henry's mother Empress Matilda (l. 1102-1167 CE). Henry would begin a new ruling dynasty, the Angevins- Plantagenets, and ...
Henry the Lion. Henry was one of the most powerful German princes of his time, until the rival Hohenstaufen dynasty succeeded in isolating him and eventually deprived him of his duchies of Bavaria and Saxony during the reign of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and of Frederick's son and successor Henry VI. At the height of his reign, Henry ruled ...
About African Lion. Lions are the world’s most social felines. They live in groups of related females, called prides. Over the past decade, lion populations have declined by 30 percent. Henry Vilas Zoo works directly with the Lion Landscapes to help aid conservation efforts for large carnivores in Tanzania, like the lion.