Henry the Proud
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Henry the Proud was a powerful 12th-century German duke of Bavaria and Saxony and a leading member of the Welf dynasty in the Holy Roman Empire.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Welf dynasty member
ⓘ
duke ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| activeIn | 12th century ⓘ |
| allegiance | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brunswick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weingarten Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1108 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Weingarten Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfLossOfDuchies | conflict with King Conrad III ⓘ |
| child | Henry the Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | dynastic conflict with Hohenstaufen ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 20 October 1139 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Quedlinburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| father | Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherInLaw | Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTerritory |
Duchy of Bavaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Margraviate of Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Middle High German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Welf dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Wulfhilde of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motherInLaw | Richenza of Northeim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Welf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank | duke ⓘ |
| notableFor |
accumulation of multiple duchies in the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
rivalry with the Hohenstaufen dynasty ⓘ |
| opponent | Conrad III of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | leading prince-elector candidate for the German kingship ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Duke of Bavaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duke of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lothair III as Duke of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Gertrude of Süpplingenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeeded |
Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lothair III as Duke of Saxony ⓘ |
| successor |
Albert the Bear
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Conrad III of Germany (in control of Bavaria) NERFINISHED ⓘ Leopold IV, Margrave of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Duke of Bavaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duke of Bavaria (as Henry X) NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke of Saxony (as Henry II) ⓘ Margrave of Tuscany ⓘ |
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