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POLITICIAN

Henry the Lion

1129 - 1195

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Henry the Lion (German: Heinrich der Löwe; 1129/1131 – 6 August 1195), also known as Henry III, Duke of Saxony (ruled 1142-1180) and Henry XII, Duke of Bavaria (ruled 1156-1180), was a member of the Welf dynasty.Henry was one of the most powerful German princes of his time, until the rival Hohenstaufen dynasty succeeded in isolating him and eventually deprived him of his duchies of Bavaria and Saxony during the reign of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and of Frederick's son and successor Henry VI. At the height of his reign, Henry ruled over a vast territory stretching from the coast of the North and Baltic seas to the Alps, and from Westphalia to Pomerania. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry the Lion has received more than 806,819 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry the Lion is the 1,269th most popular politician (down from 1,248th in 2019), the 352nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 349th in 2019) and the 99th most popular German Politician.

Henry the Lion was the Duke of Saxony and Bavaria, and he was most famous for his role in the Great Saxon Revolt against Emperor Frederick Barbarossa.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry the Lion ranks 1,269 out of 15,577Before him are Peter of Castile, As-Saffah, Emperor Wu of Jin, Herod Agrippa, Halford Mackinder, and Fredrik Bajer. After him are Æthelred the Unready, Totila, Georgy Lvov, Paul Bocuse, Stateira II, and Camille Desmoulins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1129, Henry the Lion ranks 1After him are Canute V of Denmark, Elisabeth of Schönau, and Ottokar III of Styria. Among people deceased in 1195, Henry the Lion ranks 1After him are Herrad of Landsberg, Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut, Alix of France, Conrad, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Wu Yi of Shang, and Albert I, Margrave of Meissen.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Henry the Lion ranks 352 out of 6,142Before him are Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1776), Isabeau of Bavaria (1370), Karl Drais (1785), Ludwig III of Bavaria (1845), Robert Bosch (1861), and Sepp Maier (1944). After him are Georgy Lvov (1861), Martin Waldseemüller (1470), Franz Halder (1884), Friedrich Olbricht (1888), Walther Bothe (1891), and Johann Friedrich Struensee (1737).

Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Henry the Lion ranks 99Before him are Valdemar I of Denmark (1131), Friedrich Fromm (1888), Frederick I of Sweden (1676), Christian III of Denmark (1503), Fritz Sauckel (1894), and Ludwig III of Bavaria (1845). After him are Georgy Lvov (1861), Johann Friedrich Struensee (1737), Gregor Strasser (1892), Theodor Heuss (1884), Chlodio (393), and Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1904).