Henry the Lion, also known as Henry III, Duke of Saxony and Henry XII, Duke of Bavaria, was a member of the Welf dynasty.
Depiction in the Gospels of Henry the Lion
Contemporary depiction of Henry the Lion from the Historia Welforum
Henry's duchies Saxony and Bavaria
The now-secularised St Peter's Church at Petersberg Citadel, Erfurt, where Henry the Lion submitted to Barbarossa in 1181
The House of Welf is a European dynasty that has included many German and British monarchs from the 11th to 20th century and Emperor Ivan VI of Russia in the 18th century. The originally Franconian family from the Meuse-Moselle area was closely related to the imperial family of the Carolingians.
The possessions of the Welfs in the days of Henry the Lion
Kunigunde of Altdorf, sister of Welf III, wife of Albert Azzo II of Este, Margrave of Milan, parents of Welf IV
Welf I, Duke of Bavaria (c. 1030/1040 – 1101)
Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (1073–1120)