1129 - 1195
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 815,210 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, Henry the Lion ranks 1,269 out of 15,577. Before 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.
1334 - 1369
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 1,263
722 - 754
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 1,264
236 - 290
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 1,265
11 BC - 44
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 1,266
1861 - 1947
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 1,267
1837 - 1922
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 1,268
1129 - 1195
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 1,269
968 - 1016
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 1,270
500 - 552
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 1,271
1861 - 1925
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 1,272
1926 - 2018
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 1,273
346 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 1,274
1760 - 1794
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 1,275
Among people born in 1129, Henry the Lion ranks 1. After him are Canute V of Denmark, Elisabeth of Schönau, and Ottokar III of Styria. Among people deceased in 1195, Henry the Lion ranks 1. After 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.
1129 - 1195
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 1
1129 - 1157
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 2
1129 - 1164
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 3
1129 - 1164
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 4
1129 - 1195
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 1
1125 - 1195
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 2
1150 - 1195
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 3
1151 - 1195
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 4
1134 - 1195
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 5
1200 BC - 1195
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 6
1158 - 1195
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 7
Among people born in Germany, Henry the Lion ranks 352 out of 6,142. Before 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).
1776 - 1810
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 346
1370 - 1435
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 347
1785 - 1851
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 348
1845 - 1921
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 349
1861 - 1942
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 350
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 351
1129 - 1195
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 352
1861 - 1925
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 353
1470 - 1520
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 354
1884 - 1972
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 355
1888 - 1944
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 356
1891 - 1957
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 357
1737 - 1772
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 358
Among politicians born in Germany, Henry the Lion ranks 99. Before 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).
1131 - 1182
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 93
1888 - 1945
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 94
1676 - 1751
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 95
1503 - 1559
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 96
1894 - 1946
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 97
1845 - 1921
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 98
1129 - 1195
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 99
1861 - 1925
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 100
1737 - 1772
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 101
1892 - 1934
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 102
1884 - 1963
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 103
393 - 448
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 104
1904 - 1988
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 105