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The Duchy of Bavaria (German: Herzogtum Bayern) was a frontier region in the southeastern part of the Merovingian kingdom from the sixth through the eighth century. It was settled by Bavarian tribes and ruled by dukes ( duces ) under Frankish overlordship.
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The Duchy of Bavaria passed, in 1156, to Henry the Lion, who held it until his downfall in 1180. Bavaria and Saxony, with great inheritances by marriages, made the Welfs the most potent rivals of the Hohenstaufen kings and emperors. The German king and Holy Roman emperor Otto IV was a son of Henry the Lion.
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The Duchy of Bavaria ( German: Herzogtum Bayern) was a frontier region in the southeastern part of the Merovingian kingdom from the sixth through the eighth century. It was settled by Bavarian tribes and ruled by dukes ( duces) under Frankish overlordship.
Learn how Henry the Lion, the ruler of Saxony and Bavaria, fought against the West Slavs and the Hohenstaufen kings in the 12th century. Discover his military achievements, his role in the Wendish Crusade, and his legacy in German history.
May 8, 2018 · German Political Geography. Bavaria. views 2,283,030 updated May 08 2018. BAVARIA. The duchy of Bavaria, which became a prince-electorate in 1623, was one of the larger and more important territories of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1801 it covered about 590 square miles and had about 880,000 inhabitants.
