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♂ Henry XII

1129 - 1195

The Lion, Duke of Bavaria

Parents

Henry X
1108 - 1139

Gertrude o Süpplingenburg
1115 - 1143

Spouse

Matilda of England
1156 - 1189

Children

Henry V
1173 - 1227

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

1 Source ⇓

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
1 Source ⇓

1173 • William de Braose, 3rd Lord of Bramber, becomes High Sheriff of Herefordshire in England.

1195

Aug 6
Age: 66y

death