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He grew up in England and became count palatine of the Rhine through his 1193 marriage to Agnes, heir to the Count of Staufen. When his younger brother Otto became one of two rival kings of the Holy Roman Empire in 1198, Henry at first supported him, but switched sides to Philip of Staufen in 1203.
1173
| 1173 • Algebraic chess notation is first recorded. |
1201
Age: 28y
birth of childAgnes Welf 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1201 • Boniface of Montferrat is elected leader of the Fourth Crusade, after the death of Theobald III of Champagne. |
1227
Apr 28
Age: 54y
| 1227 • The city of Požega is first mentioned in a charter of Andrew II of Hungary. |