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  Henry the Lion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He was the son of Henry the Proud, duke of Bavaria and Saxony, who was the son of Duke Welf IV and an heiress of the Billungs, former dukes of Saxony.
Henry's mother was Gertrud, only daughter of Emperor Lothair II and his wife Richenza of Nordheim, heiress to the Saxon territories of Nordheim and the properties of the Brunones, counts of Brunswick.
In 1168 Henry married Matilda (1156 -1189), the daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and sister of Richard Lionheart.
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 HENRY THE LION - LoveToKnow Article on HENRY THE LION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Henry, however, refused to give up the lands which he had seized belonging to the bishopric, and this conduct provoked a war in which Ulalrich was soon joined by Philip, archbishop of Cologne.
Henry sought for peace, and the conditions were settled at Erfurt in November 118,, when he was granted the counties of LUneburg and Brunswick, but was banished under oath nOt to return without the emperors permission.
Henry passed his later years mainly at his castle of Brunswick, where he died on the 6th of August 1195, and was buried in the church of St Blasius which he had founded in the town.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /H/HE/HENRY_THE_LION.htm   (1348 words)

  
 Henry X, Duke of Bavaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henry, known as the Proud (around 1108 – October 20, 1139), was Duke of Bavaria (Henry X, 1126-1139), Duke of Saxony (Henry II, 1138-1139), and Margrave of Tuscany (1137-1139).
He was the son of Henry the Black, Duke of Bavaria, and Wulfhild, daughter of Magnus Billung, Duke of Saxony, and thus a member of the Welf family.
Henry was buried in the Collegiate Church of Königslutter next to his parents-in-law.
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 Henry VIII of England   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Henry's reign began full of promise, and the diplomats, courtiers and politicians who surrounded the new king gushed forth praise for their new king and his wife.
Henry is also responsible for the 6 Articles of 1539 which reaffirmed the Catholic nature of the Church of England.
Henry died in 1547 (on the exact 90th anniversary of his father's birth) at Whitehall in London and was buried at Windsor.
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 Henry the Proud. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Although he was Lothair’s intended successor to the German kingship, Henry was defeated in the election of 1138 by Conrad of Hohenstaufen (Conrad III), who shortly afterward deprived Henry of his duchies.
Henry, however, retained the loyalty of his subjects.
He succeeded in expelling Albert the Bear from Saxony and was preparing to attack Bavaria when he suddenly died, leaving as his heir his young son Henry the Lion.
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 HENRY THE LION
The only son of Henry the Proud, duke of Bavaria and Saxony (1108–39), Henry was probably born in Ravensburg.
Henry was a capable ruler, one of his greatest accomplishments being the colonization of previously Slavic territories east of the Elbe River.
Henry Agard Wallace, the son of U.S. farming leader Henry Cantwell Wallace, was appointed secretary of agriculture by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in.
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 Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII (June 28, 1491- January 28, 1547) was King of England from April 22 (crowned on June 24), 1509 until his death on January 28, 1547.
He was the second son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York.
Henry VIII greatly improved English seapower and instituted an efficient navy.
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 Henry_the_Lion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Henry the Lion (1129 - August 6 1195; in German, Heinrich der Löwe) was a member of the Welf dynasty and Duke of Saxony as Henry III since 1142, and Duke of Bavaria as Henry XII since 1156, both until 1180.
In 1147 Henry married Clementia of Zähringen, thereby inheriting territories in Swabia.
In 1158 Henry married Matilda (1156 -1189), the daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and sister of Richard Lionheart.
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 AllRefer.com - Henry the Lion (German History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Henry the Lion 1129–95, duke of Saxony (1142–80) and of Bavaria (1156–80); son of Henry the Proud.
Henry took part in Frederick's earlier Italian expeditions but devoted his attention chiefly to Saxony and to expansion beyond the Elbe, where he extended his authority with Frederick's support.
Henry demanded the imperial city of Goslar in exchange for military support, but Frederick refused, was defeated, and was forced to make peace with the pope.
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 Henry the Lion. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
1129–95, duke of Saxony (1142–80) and of Bavaria (1156–80); son of Henry the Proud.
Henry pursued an independent foreign policy, intervening in the Danish civil wars (1147–57) in support of Waldemar I, whose protector he became.
Henry demanded the imperial city of Goslar in exchange for military support, but Frederick refused, was defeated, and was forced to make peace with the pope.
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 Henry the Lion - Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Henry the Lion 1129-95, duke of Saxony (1142-80) and of Bavaria (1156-80); son of Henry the Proud.
Henry pursued an independent foreign policy, intervening in the Danish civil wars (1147-57) in support of Waldemar I, whose protector he became.
Henry III: Nicholas Vincent reviews the career of the king whose long reign was overshadowed by the rivalries of his nobles, and who is primarily remembered for his piety and his building activity.
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 Henry Moulon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Henry had such a terrible singing voice that Bobby couldn’t help but blurt out, "You got an awful voice!" This didn’t bother Henry too much, but he was soon driven over the edge by Bucknell Merrell, 33, a husky bartender who was off of work and enjoying a drink in the bar.
Henry scrambled as fast as he could over the brick wall, knocking over a small yellow light that was mounted on the wall, and he scurried off home.
Henry said his father, a heavy sleeper, was inside the house and could not hear him ringing the family’s upstairs apartment.
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 Henry the Lion -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
At the height of his reign, Henry ruled over a vast territory stretching from the coasts of the North and Baltic Seas to the Alps, and from Westfalia to Pommerania.
He was the son of (Click link for more info and facts about Henry the Proud) Henry the Proud, duke of Bavaria and Saxony, who was the son of duke Welf IV and an heiress of the (Click link for more info and facts about Billung) Billungs, former dukes of Saxony.
Henry's mother was Gertude, only daughter of Emperor (Click link for more info and facts about Lothar II) Lothar II and his wife Richenza of Nordheim, heiress to the Saxon territories of Nordheim and Brunswick-Lüneburg.
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Henry was forced to give in and he had to go to Pope Gregory to apologise.
After some hesitation, Henry finally decided on a military expedition to expel the imperial troops from Jülich, but whether he would have gone on to risk a new general war against the Habsburgs is unknown.
Henry the Black, duke of Bavaria from 1120-1126, was the first of the three Henrys of the Welf dynasty.
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 Ancestors and Family of Henry III the Lion of Saxony
Henry the Lion was the only son of Henry the Proud, duke of Saxony and Bavaria, and Gertrude, the daughter of the Holy Roman emperor Lothair III.
Henry, who had refused to answer the charges in the king's court, was deprived of his two duchies and of all imperial fiefs, in 1180.
Henry next married Matilda of England, daughter of Henry II Curtmantle of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, on 1 Feb 1168 in Minden Cathedral, Saxony, Germany.
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 King Henry VIII: Biography, Portraits, Primary Sources
Henry was formally promised in marriage to Katharine on 23 June 1503; the treaty stated that he would marry Katharine on his fifteenth birthday, 28 June 1505, and that her parents send over 100,000 crowns worth of plate and jewels in addition to the dowry she had given when married to Prince Arthur.
Henry consoled himself by waging war against France, courtesy of his father-in-law Ferdinand of Aragon, and Katharine's fierce piety led her to kneel for hours on cold stone floors in prayer.
Henry's younger sister Mary, the most beautiful of the Tudor children, had been betrothed to Ferdinand's nephew, the duke of Burgundy, but now Henry made peace with France and promised Mary to Louis XII, three times her age and suffering from gout.
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 King Henry VIII: Biography, Portraits, Primary Sources
Henry was formally promised in marriage to Katharine on 23 June 1503; the treaty stated that he would marry Katharine on his fifteenth birthday, 28 June 1505, and that her parents send over 100,000 crowns worth of plate and jewels in addition to the dowry she had given when married to Prince Arthur.
Henry consoled himself by waging war against France, courtesy of his father-in-law Ferdinand of Aragon, and Katharine's fierce piety led her to kneel for hours on cold stone floors in prayer.
Henry's younger sister Mary, the most beautiful of the Tudor children, had been betrothed to Ferdinand's nephew, the duke of Burgundy, but now Henry made peace with France and promised Mary to Louis XII, three times her age and suffering from gout.
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 Historical Figures - Henry VIII
Henry is also responsible for the 6 Articles of 1539 which reaffirmed the Catholic nature of the Church of England.
For this reason (for it was not known in those days that the gender of the child is determined by the father and not the mother), Henry had his marriage with Boleyn annulled, and had her executed in 1536 on trumped up charges of adultery, and married Jane Seymour shortly afterwards.
Henry died in 1547 (on the exact 90th anniversary of his father's birth) at Whitehall in London and was buried at Windsor.
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 Henry Repeating Arms Company - About Us
The Henry Lever Action, well known for its reliability, accuracy, handsome looks and smooth action, is available in.22 LR,.22 Magnum, and the new.17 HMR varmint cartridge.
The award-winning Henry Golden Boy.22 LR or.22 Magnum, a headturner with its octagon barrel and gleaming receiver, is destined to become a family heirloom that will be handed down from generation to generation.
Our Henry Big Boy.44 Magnum was inspired by the overwhelming demand of Henry rifle enthusiasts for a centerfire rifle with a smooth and slick action.
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 Rishi Bhilawadikar::Personal works
Henry’s grandpa told him to be proud of his family and his roots.
Henry was proud of his “stature” in society.
Henry quite predictably was scolded by his teacher and threatened (with what he perceived as) dire consequences.
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 King Henry VIII
The Pope refused, and King Henry responded by killing his wife, marrying his mistress, and thumbing his nose at the Pope by renouncing Roman Catholicism, taking England out from under Rome’s religious control, and declaring himself as the reigning head of State to also be the new head of the Church.
King Henry VIII (June 28, 1491- January 28, 1547) was the second son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York.
Henry was created Prince of Wales after the death of his older brother Arthur, Prince of Wales.
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 Henry VIII of England - FreeEncyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Henry VIII (June 28, 1491- January 28, 1547) was King of England from April 22 (crowned on June 24), 1509 until his death on January 28, 1547.
Henry VIII greatly improved English seapower and instituted an efficient navy.
Henry died in 1547 at Whitehall in London and was buried at Windsor.
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 Adventist Review: The Story of a Family
Henry was proud of his yoke of oxen, which he had raised from calves.
Henry's father cursed the oxen and took a sip from the bottle he always carried.
Henry got a job working on Katie's father's farm, so he could be closer to the attractive young woman with the captivating German accent.
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 CONRAD III. - LoveToKnow Article on CONRAD III.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In 1116, together with his elder brother Frederick ii., duke of Swabia, he was left by Henry as regent of Germany, and when the emperor died in 1125 he became titular king of Burgundy, or Arles.
The king was unable to make much headway, in spite of the death of Duke Henry, which occurred in October 1139; and his half-brother Leopold IV., margrave of Austria, to whom Bavaria had been entrusted, was defeated by Henrys brother Welf, afterwards duke of Spoleto and margrave of Tuscany.
Peace was made at Frankfort in May 1142, when Henry the Lion, son of Henry the Proud, was confirmed in the duchy of Saxony, while Bavaria was given to Conrads step-brother Henry Jasomirgott, margrave of Austria, who married Gertrude, the widow of Henry the Proud.
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 Arsenal-Mania.com - Arsenal News and Articles - Henry: Proud but disappointed
Thierry Henry says he is proud but disappointed despite losing two of football's biggest matches in as many months.
Henry said: "We were going to the final of the Champions League and the final of the World cup - twice nobody thought we were able to do that.
Henry added: "Over the years people were saying I could take my team somewhere and I did that in the two most important competitions in the world.
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 Remembering Henry
It was Henry's fundamental belief that people who tell stories about others should reflect the culture of the people whose stories they are telling.
Henry was a man filled with humanity and a deep respect for others.
Henry was proud to be winning his battle with cancer, which was in remission.
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 Arsenal-Mania.com - Arsenal News and Articles - Henry proud to be leading Arsenal
Thierry Henry says he is proud to be leading Arsenal out in the Champions League final in his home city of Paris.
Henry is determined to make history for Arsenal, saying: "When you are in the final of the Champions League you are not thinking about whatever is around, you want to win the thing.
Henry added: "But on the other side we were more than happy to finish fourth because that is the best we could have done at the time because we dropped so many points, and what a great pleasure to finish just above Spurs.
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 Heinrich the Proud (1102-1139)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
When Heinrich the Proud took power in Bavaria upon the death of his father in 1126 and in Saxony upon the death of his father-in-law, Lothair III., in 1137, he was the most powerful prince in the empire and possessed the most imperial insignia.
was elected new king in Koblenz, Heinrich the proud relinquished the imperial insignia; he thereby refused the royal demand for the return of one of his duchies.
Heinrich the Proud left behind a young son, Heinrich the Lion (1129-1195), who was brought up by his grandmother Richenza (d.
www.hfac.uh.edu /gbrown/philosophers/leibniz/HeinrichProud/HeinrichProud.html   (300 words)

  
 Henry Medical Center
All events will be held in the Henry Medical Center Education Building located on the hospital campus unless specified in another location.
Henry Medical Center will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2004, and the public is invited to share in the celebration with a year's worth of activities and events starting this July.
The events during the anniversary year will be aimed at different segments of the Henry County population, such as children, expectant mothers, women, men and families.
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 IOL: Crusaders can be proud, says Henry
While Henry said a couple of Crusaders players had "self-destructed" as the Brumbies opened up their 33-0 lead inside 20 minutes, he preferred to reflect on the team's courageous fightback.
Henry said the final would have little impact on the 44 names he reads out on Monday for the All Blacks trial, before conceding "there might be a minor influence there".
Henry said he had always believed that was the case, nevertheless admitting to surprise at the scoreline.
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