Category:Henry the Lion

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Henry the Lion (German: Heinrich der Löwe; 1129 – 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, which duchies he held until 1180.

Ancestors [edit]

Henry's ancestors in three generations
Henry the Lion Father:
Henry X, Duke of Bavaria		 Paternal Grandfather:
Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria		 Paternal Great-grandfather:
Welf I, Duke of Bavaria
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Judith of Flanders
Paternal Grandmother:
Wulfhild		 Paternal Great-grandfather:
Magnus, Duke of Saxony
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Sophia of Hungary
Mother:
Gertrude of Süpplingenburg		 Maternal Grandfather:
Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor		 Maternal Great-grandfather:
Gebhard of Supplinburg
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Hedwig von Formbach
Maternal Grandmother:
Richenza of Northeim		 Maternal Great-grandfather:
Henry the Fat of Northeim
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Gertrud of Brunswick

Family [edit]

Henry had the following known children:

Three other children are listed, by some sources, as having belonged to Henry and Matilda;

  • Eleanor (born 1178); died young
  • Ingibiorg (born 1180); died young
  • Infant Son (b.&d. 1182)
Authority control

Subcategories

This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.

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