Henry X, Duke of Bavaria

Henry the Proud (* 1102 or 1108; † October 20, 1139 in Quedlinburg ) was from 1126 to 1138 when Henry X. Duke of Bavaria and from 1137 until his death in 1139 when Henry II Duke of Saxony. He was also Margrave of Tuscany. He came out of the house of Guelph and was in 1138 a candidate for election to the Roman-German king ( pretender ).

Life

Henry was the son of Duke Henry IX. the Black of Bavaria and Wulfhild of Saxony and older brother of Welf VI. From his marriage with Gertrude of Saxony, daughter of King Lothair III. of Supplinburg of 29 May 1127 Henry showed the lion.

Through his marriage to Gertrude of Saxony, Emperor Lothar III. of Supplinburgs only daughter, Heinrich received after his death the supplinburgischen, Brunswick and northeimischen allodial estates in Saxony. Here we see the beginnings of Welf power expansion in the north of the kingdom, which also stores the memorial historically resulting in Lüneburg 1132-1137 Saxon Guelph source certificate. Heinrich Lothar supported in the fight against the Hohenstaufen and accompanied him 1136/37 on his second Italian. This Henry was invested with the Margraviate of Tuscia and received by the Pope, the Mathildine goods. 1137 Lothar gave him shortly before his death and the Duchy of Saxony and designated him. His successor According to Otto of Freising, he boasted after the establishment of the Duke of Saxony that his possessions ranged from Denmark to Sicily. ("A mari usque ad mare, id est a Dania usque in Siciliam " )

Nevertheless, it was - probably due to Henry's arrogant nature and date abundance of power Heinrichs - not he, but the Hohenstaufen Conrad III. selected. Henry gave Konrad Although the data received from Lothar Reichskleinodien from but refused - as required by Konrad - to waive any of his duchies. When Henry also refused the homage of the new king, Conrad outlawed him, Bavaria gave to Leopold IV of Austria, Saxony to Albert the Bear. However, Henry was able to defend against all attackers and even against King Conrad in Saxony, but died on October 20, 1139 suddenly in Quedlinburg. He was next to his in-laws Lothar III. and Richenza of Northeim buried in the imperial king Lutter.