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Born in Ravensburg, in 1129 or 1131, [1] he was the son of Henry the Proud, [1] duke of Bavaria and Saxony, who was the heir of the Billungs, former dukes of Saxony.Henry's mother was Gertrude, [1] only daughter of Emperor Lothair II and Empress Richenza, heiress of the Saxon territories of Northeim and the properties of the Brunones, counts of Brunswick.
Guelf. 105 Noviss. 2°, f. 171r) Henry the Lion at his ducal coronation alongside his wife Matilda of England. Illumination from the Gospel Book. The Gospels of Henry the Lion were intended by Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony, for the altar of the Virgin Mary in the church of St. Blaise's Abbey, Brunswick, better known as Brunswick Cathedral.
Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard Cœur de Lion (Old Norman French: Quor de Lion) [2] [3] or Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, [4] [b] [5] was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199.
Henry I (c. 1068 – 1 December 1135), also known as Henry Beauclerc, was King of England from 1100 to his death in 1135. He was the fourth son of William the Conqueror and was educated in Latin and the liberal arts .
Matilda was born in or around June 1156 in London or, less likely, at Windsor Castle, [2] as third child and eldest daughter of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine; [2] [3] [4] named after her paternal grandmother, Empress Matilda, she was baptized shortly after birth in Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate by Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury.
William was the fifth and youngest son of Henry the Lion and Matilda, the eldest daughter of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. [2] He was born in Winchester, England during his father's exile; [3] he probably remained there when Henry returned to Saxony and was raised at his uncle King Richard I's court.
Hence, "Munichen" does not necessarily refer to Henry the Lion's new foundation, but could also refer to an already existing settlement in the vicinity of the newly established marketplace. For example, such a settlement is thought to have existed in a district outside Munich's first city wall, which received the name Altheim after the name ...
The House Order of Henry the Lion In German: Hausorden Heinrichs des Löwen, was the House Order of the Duchy of Brunswick. It was instituted by William VIII, Duke of Brunswick on 25 April 1834. The ribbon of the Order was red with yellow edges.