♂ Henry XII

1129 - 1195

 

The Lion, Duke of Bavaria

Henry XII
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Parents
Henry X
Henry X
1108 - 1139
Spouse
Matilda of England
Matilda of England
1156 - 1189
Children
Henry V
Henry V
1173 - 1227
Timeline 4
descendants 55
stories 1
gallery 5
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Henry the Lion 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.

 

Timeline

Henry XII » Timeline

1129

birth


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1129 • Burgsteinfurt Castle is built in what is now Steinfurt, Germany.

1168


Feb 1
Age: 39y

marriage


Empress Matilda Of England
Minden Cathedral ⇓
1168 • Afraid that the Egyptian capital Fustat (in today's Old Cairo) will be captured by the Crusaders, its Fatimid vizier, Shawar, orders the city set afire. The city burns for 54 days.

1173


Age: 44y

birth of child


Henry V
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1173 • Algebraic chess notation is first recorded.
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