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Order of Henry the Lion
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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. It had five grades: Grand Cross, Grand Commander with Sash, Commander, Knight 1st Class, Knight 2nd Class, plus Medal of Merit for Science and Arts, the Cross of Merit and the Medal of Honour. The Order was named in honour of Henry the Lion, who remains a popular figure to this day.
Order of Henry the Lion
Insignia of a Grand Commander grade set of the Order of Henry the Lion
Insignia of a Grand Commander grade set of the Order of Henry the Lion
Badge of the Order (Commanders class)
Badge of the Order (Commanders class)
Breast star of the Grand Cross class
Breast star of the Grand Cross class
Ernest August, Duke of Brunswick und Lüneburg, wearing the Grand Cross of the Order
Ernest August, Duke of Brunswick und Lüneburg, wearing the Grand Cross of the Order
Henry the Lion
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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
Contemporary depiction of Henry the Lion from the Historia Welforum
Henry's duchies Saxony and Bavaria
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 now-secularised St Peter's Church at Petersberg Citadel, Erfurt, where Henry the Lion submitted to Barbarossa in 1181