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In the royal election of 1125, he supported his son-in-law Frederick II, Duke of Swabia , but switched his allegiance to Lothair, Duke of Saxony , after Lothair promised that Gertrud, his only daughter and heir, would marry Henry's son Henry . After Lothair won the election and banned Frederick, in 1126 Henry abdicated as duke of Bavaria and retired to the family foundation of Weingarten Abbey so that he did not have to take part in the prosecution of his son-in-law. Henry died shortly thereafter and was buried in Weingarten.
1075
1075 • The Song Dynasty Chinese polymath scientist and statesman Shen Kuo solves a heated border dispute with the Liao Dynasty by dredging up old diplomatic records; he refutes Emperor Daozong of Liao's bluffs point for point during a meeting at Mt. Yongan (near modern Pingquan in Hebei), and reestablishes the Song's rightful borders. |
1108
Age: 33y
birth of childHenry X 1 Source ⇓ |
1108 • Magnus Erlendsson becomes the first Earl of Orkney. |
1126
Dec 13
Age: 52y
1126 • The rule of Emperor Huizong of Song ends in China. |