Henry the Lion Duke of Saxony and Duke of Bavaria
(Abt 1129-1195)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Clementia of Zähringen, Duchess of Bavaria and Saxony and Countess of Savoy

2. Matilda Plantagenet Duchess of Saxony

Henry the Lion Duke of Saxony and Duke of Bavaria 1

  • Born: Abt 1129, Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  • Marriage (1): Clementia of Zähringen, Duchess of Bavaria and Saxony and Countess of Savoy in 1147
  • Marriage (2): Matilda Plantagenet Duchess of Saxony in 1168
  • Died: 6 Aug 1195, Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany about age 66
  • Buried: Brunswick Cathedral, Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany

Henry married Clementia of Zähringen, Duchess of Bavaria and Saxony and Countess of Savoy, daughter of Conrad I, Duke of Zähringen and Clementia de Namur, in 1147. (Clementia of Zähringen, Duchess of Bavaria and Saxony and Countess of Savoy died in 1175.)


Henry next married Matilda Plantagenet Duchess of Saxony, daughter of Henry "Curtmantle" Plantagenet II, King of England, Duke of Normandy Aquitaine and Gascony Count of Nantes Lord of Ireland and Eleanor Queen Consort of France and England Duchess of Aquitaine, in 1168. (Matilda Plantagenet Duchess of Saxony was born on 6 Jan 1156 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England and died on 28 Jun 1189 in Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany.)


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