henry the lion

Henry the Lion was one of the most influential rulers of the HRE in the high middle ages. He was duke of Saxony and Bavaria. However, all his efforts of centralizing his rule over Saxony trying to make it more like England of his father in law made him quite a few enemies and he was bailed out...

Henry The Lion, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria, was one of the most powerful German princes in the history of the HRE. His descendants would go on to hold the german crown as the holy roman empire declined due to the rise of powerful states like the Welf's german holdings, Austria and Bohemia, all...