Ruler · 1129 – 1195

Henry the Lion

Lived 1129 – 1195. Duke of Bavaria of Duchy of Bavaria, 1156 – 1180; also in the line of Duchy of Saxony.

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Lived: 1129 – 1195; 66 years
In office: 38 years; one reign
Lines: 2; states
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

Duke of Bavaria

Duchy of Bavaria · the 9th of 20 dated reigns · 937 – 1623

5 before

Henry V of Bavaria1017 – 1026

Henry III1027 – 1042

Conrad II of Bavaria1054 – 1055

Henry the Lion1156 – 1180

Louis I, Duke of Bavaria1183 – 1231

Otto II of Bavaria1231 – 1253

Henry XIII of Bavaria1253 – 1255

8 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roada second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1156 – 1180 · 24 years · came to it aged 27

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1180; they died in 1195

Also in the line of Duchy of Saxony (1st of 4).

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