Revolt of Henry the Lion

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The Revolt of Henry the Lion was a major 12th-century uprising led by Duke Henry the Lion against Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, which resulted in Henry’s downfall and the redistribution of his vast German territories.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conflict ⓘ
medieval rebellion ⓘ
uprising ⓘ
cause Henry the Lion’s refusal to support Frederick I Barbarossa’s Italian campaigns ⓘ
dispute over imperial authority in Saxony and Bavaria ⓘ
rivalry between the House of Welf and the Hohenstaufen dynasty ⓘ
conflictWith centralization policies of Frederick I Barbarossa ⓘ
country Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
describedIn medieval German chronicles ⓘ
endTime 1181 ⓘ
followedBy imperial reorganization of northern Germany ⓘ
hasAdversaryLeader Frederick I Barbarossa ⓘ
hasConsequence creation or strengthening of smaller principalities in northern Germany ⓘ
division of the Duchy of Saxony ⓘ
exile of Henry the Lion ⓘ
hasLeader Henry the Lion ⓘ
hasOutcome loss of ducal titles by Henry the Lion ⓘ
redistribution of lands to rival nobles ⓘ
hasParticipant Duchy of Bavaria ⓘ
Duchy of Saxony ⓘ
House of Welf ⓘ
imperial princes of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
historicalRegion medieval Germany ⓘ
location Bavaria ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Saxony ⓘ
northern Germany ⓘ
mainBelligerent Henry the Lion ⓘ
opponent Frederick I Barbarossa ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
opposedBy imperial princes loyal to Frederick I Barbarossa ⓘ
partOf power struggle within the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
relatedTo Duchy of Bavaria ⓘ
Duchy of Saxony ⓘ
House of Welf–Hohenstaufen rivalry ⓘ
result confiscation of Henry the Lion’s fiefs ⓘ
downfall of Henry the Lion ⓘ
redistribution of Henry the Lion’s territories ⓘ
strengthening of imperial control over Saxony and Bavaria ⓘ
weakening of Welf power in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
significance key episode in the reign of Frederick I Barbarossa ⓘ
major turning point in the territorial structure of northern Germany ⓘ
significantEvent imperial ban pronounced against Henry the Lion ⓘ
imperial diet condemning Henry the Lion ⓘ
startTime c. 1179 ⓘ
timePeriod 12th century ⓘ

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Duchy of Saxony → significantEvent → Revolt of Henry the Lion ⓘ