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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.
Feb 22, 2024 · Duchy of Braunschweig. Burial Brunswick Cathedral. Henry the Lion (German: Heinrich der Löwe; 1129 – 6 August 1195) was a member of the Guelph dynasty and Duke of Saxony, as Henry III, from 1142, and Duke of Bavaria, as Henry XII, from 1156, which duchies he held until 1180.
Henry the Lion was the only son of Henry the Proud, duke of Saxony and Bavaria, and Gertrude, the daughter of the Holy Roman emperor Lothar III. In May 1142 he recovered Saxony, one of the two duchies of which his father had been divested by Conrad III , the first Hohenstaufen German king.
By William E. Welsh. Duke Henry the Lion, the ruler of Saxony and Bavaria, seethed with rage. The pagan Wends had rebelled once more against their Saxon overlords. Led by a warlord named Pribyslav, they had launched a lightning raid in February 1162 against the Saxon frontier town of Mecklenburg.
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.
In Saxony the archbishop of Cologne was enfeoffed with Henry the Lion’s ducal office and with all his rights in Westphalia, while an Ascanian prince, Bernard of Anhalt, received the eastern half of Henry’s duchy.
Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria. primary name: primary name: Henry the Lion. other name: other name: (Duke) Henry III. other name: other name: (Duke) Henry XII of Bavaria. other name: other name: Heinrich der Löwe. Details. individual; ruler; German; Male. Life dates. 1129/31-1195. Other dates. 1142-1195 (ruled in Brunswick) Biography.
