Henry the Lion
Britishnoun
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Otto IV donated the treasure, adding more himself, to the Cathedral of St. Blasius which Henry the Lion had built in the city of Brunswick.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nevertheless, this one brought in more than three times the previous record established in 1983 with the sale of the 12th century illuminated Gospels of Henry the Lion for $11.9 million.
From Time Magazine Archive
Henry the Lion, however, was more a Saxon than a Bavarian.
From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Taylor, Bayard
As king Richard was the brother-in-law of Henry the Lion, he was held partly as a hostage, and partly for the purpose of gaining an enormous ransom for his liberation.
From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Taylor, Bayard
In its chapel are preserved the relics of saints which Henry the Lion brought from Palestine.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various
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