Pedigree: Heinrich (Henry) V `the Lion' (Duke) of SAXONY

The PEDIGREE of

Heinrich (Henry) V `the Lion' (Duke) of SAXONY

(created a special charter for Lubeck, leading to the Hanseatic League which eventually helped lead Europe out of the Dark Ages; Emperor Frederick I confiscated the non-alloidal Welf properties as retaliation for the Lion's rebellion); aka Heinrich XII (Duke) von BAYERN; aka Heinrich XI WELF; d' ESTE; aka Henri XI de SAXE; progenitor of House of BRUNSWICK

Born: abt. 1129 Died: 1195

HM George I's 13-Great Grandfather. HRE Ferdinand I's 9-Great Grandfather. U.S. President's 17-Great Grandfather. PM Churchill's 21-Great Grandfather. HM Margrethe II's 20-Great Grandfather. Gen. Pierpont Hamilton's 22-Great Grandfather. Otto von Bismarck's 17-Great Grandfather. `Red Baron' Richthofen's 18-Great Grandfather. Poss. `Osawatomie' Brown's 19-Great Grandfather. Poss. Jamie's 20-Great Grandfather.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

Wives/Partners: Matilda (Maud) (Princess) of ENGLAND ; Ida von BLIESCASTEL ; Klementia von ZAHRINGEN
Children: Richza of BAVARIA ; Mahaut (Maud) of SAXONY ; Heinrich I `Longus' WELF (Duke/Pfalzgraf) of SAXONY ; William (I; Duke) of BRUNSWICK-LUNEBURG ; Mathilde (Mechtild) of SAXONY ; Gertrud von SACHSEN ; Otto IV (EMPEROR) of GERMANY ; Lothar (d. young)

_________	_________	_________	________	________	________
			/	-- Alberto Azzo (Azo) II (Marchese) of ESTE +		====> [ 255 ,c,pt,&]
			/		\| OR: poss. Alberto Azzo II of ESTE [alt ... +	==&=> [ 255 ,C,pt,&]
		/	-- Welf I (Duke) of BAVARIA (1037? - 1101 Cyprus)
		/	\	-- Kunigunde von ALTDORF +		==&=> [ 255 ,GC,tm,&]
	/	-- Henry I `the Black' (III; Duke) of BAVARIA
	\|	\	-- Judith (Fausta) of FLANDERS +			==&=> [ 255 ,GC,tm,&]
	\|			\| or: prob. not Judith daughter of Richard III of Normandy
	/			\| OR: Judith (Fausta) of FLANDERS [alt ped] +		==&=> [ 255 ,HG,&]
/	-- Henry IV WELF `the Proud' of BRUNSWICK (1108? - 1139)
\|	\	\| OR: prob. not Heinrich von BABENBURG of AUSTRIA +				==&=> [ 255 ,GC,vtm,&]
\|	\|	/	-- Magnus (I) BILLUNG (Duke) of SAXONY +			====> [ 255 ,gc,Tm,&]
\|	\	-- Ulfhild (Wulfhilda Ulfhide) of SAXONY (1071? - 1126)
/		\	-- Sophia ARPAD (Princess) of HUNGARY +			==&=> [ 255 ,gc,VtmXQD,&]
- Heinrich (Henry) V `the Lion' (Duke) of SAXONY
\		/	-- Gebhard (Gerard) (Count) von SUPPLINBURG +			====> [ 255 ,,pt,&]
\|	/	-- Lothaire II (de SUPPLINBOURG) of SAXONY
\|	/	\	-- Hedwig (Edith) von FORMBACH +			==&=> [ 255 ,gc,Rtm,&]
\	-- Gertrud von SUPPLINBURG (1115 - 1143)
	\	/	-- Henry (Count) von NORTHEIM +			==&=> [ 255 ,gc,tm,&]
	\	-- Richenza (Richza Rixa) von NORTHEIM (1095? - 1141)
		\	-- Gertrude von MEISSEN +			==&=> [ 255 ,GC,tm,&]

His (poss.) Grandchildren: Christoffer I (King) of DENMARK ; Abel (King) of DENMARK ; Alice (Alix) de COUCY ; Agnes WELF of SAXONY ; Ermengard von RHEIN ; Otto I WELF (Duke) of BRUNSWICK-LUNEBURG ; Henry Burwin II von MECKLENBURG