Biography of Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria 1129-1195

Paternal Family Tree: Obertenghi aka Welf

In 1127 [his father] Henry "Proud" Welf X Duke Bavaria [aged 19] and [his mother] Gertrude Süpplingenburg Duchess Bavaria were married. She by marriage Duchess Bavaria. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry "Black" Welf IX Duke Bavaria and [his grandmother] Wulfhilde of Saxony Duchess Bavaria.

In 1129 Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria was born to [his father] Henry "Proud" Welf X Duke Bavaria [aged 21] and [his mother] Gertrude Süpplingenburg Duchess Bavaria at Brunswick [Map].

On 20th October 1139 [his father] Henry "Proud" Welf X Duke Bavaria [aged 31] died.

In 1142 Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria [aged 13] was appointed XII Duke Saxony. [his future wife] Clementia Zähringen Duchess Saxony Duchess Bavaria by marriage Duchess Saxony.

In 1147 Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria [aged 18] and Clementia Zähringen Duchess Saxony Duchess Bavaria were married. They divorceddd in 1162. She the daughter of Conrad Zähringen 1st Duke Zähringen. He the son of Henry "Proud" Welf X Duke Bavaria and Gertrude Süpplingenburg Duchess Bavaria.

In 1155 [his daughter] Gertrude Welf was born to Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria [aged 26] and [his wife] Clementia Zähringen Duchess Saxony Duchess Bavaria.

In 1156 Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria [aged 27] was appointed III Duke Bavaria. [his wife] Clementia Zähringen Duchess Saxony Duchess Bavaria by marriage Duchess Bavaria.

Around 1157 [his daughter] Richenza Welf was born to Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria [aged 28] and [his wife] Clementia Zähringen Duchess Saxony Duchess Bavaria. She died aged ten in 1167.

In 1167 [his daughter] Richenza Welf [aged 10] died.

Memoires of Jacques du Clercq

This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.

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On 1st February 1168 Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria [aged 39] and Matilda Plantagenet Duchess Saxony [aged 12] were married. She by marriage Duchess Bavaria, Duchess Saxony. The difference in their ages was 27 years. She the daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England [aged 34] and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 46]. He the son of Henry "Proud" Welf X Duke Bavaria and Gertrude Süpplingenburg Duchess Bavaria. They were half third cousin twice removed.

In 1172 [his daughter] Matilda Welf Countess Perche was born to Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria [aged 43] and [his wife] Matilda Plantagenet Duchess Saxony [aged 15]. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She married (1) 1189 her third cousin once removed Geoffrey Chateaudun III Count Perche, son of Routrou Chateaudun IV Count Perche and Matilda Blois Countess Perche, and had issue (2) 1204 her half fifth cousin Enguerrand Coucy III Lord Coucy.

In 1173 [his illegitimate brother-in-law] Archbishop Geoffrey Plantagenet [aged 21] was appointed Bishop of Lincoln.

Around 1173 [his son] Henry Welf V Count Palatine of the Rhine was born to Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria [aged 44] and [his wife] Matilda Plantagenet Duchess Saxony [aged 16]. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. He married 1193 Agnes Palatine of the Rhine and had issue.

Around 1174 [his son] Lothar Welf was born to Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria [aged 45] and [his wife] Matilda Plantagenet Duchess Saxony [aged 17]. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Around 1175 [his son] Otto Welf IV Holy Roman Emperor was born to Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria [aged 46] and [his wife] Matilda Plantagenet Duchess Saxony [aged 18]. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In February 1177 William "Good" II King Sicily [aged 22] and [his sister-in-law] Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily [aged 11] were married. She by marriage Queen Sicily. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England [aged 43] and [his mother-in-law] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 55]. They were half sixth cousins.

Before 17th September 1177 Alfonso VIII King Castile [aged 21] and [his sister-in-law] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England [aged 44] and [his mother-in-law] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 55]. He the son of Sancho III King Castile and Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile. They were half fourth cousins.

In July 1181 [his brother-in-law] Geoffrey Plantagenet 2nd Duke Brittany [aged 22] and Constance Penthièvre Duchess Brittany [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany. He by marriage Duke Brittany. She the daughter of Conan "The Young" Penthièvre IV Duke Brittany and Margaret Dunkeld Duchess Brittany [aged 36]. He the son of [his father-in-law] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England [aged 48] and [his mother-in-law] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 59]. They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 11th April 1184 [his son] William of Winchester Welf was born to Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria [aged 55] and [his wife] Matilda Plantagenet Duchess Saxony [aged 28] in Winchester, Hampshire [Map] during his father's exile. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. He married April 1202 Helena of Denmark Duchess of Lüneburg and had issue.

On 19th August 1186 [his brother-in-law] Geoffrey Plantagenet 2nd Duke Brittany [aged 27] died at Paris [Map].

Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.

In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.

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In 1189 [his son-in-law] Geoffrey Chateaudun III Count Perche and Matilda Welf Countess Perche [aged 17] were married at Rouen, France [Map]. She by marriage Countess Perche. She the daughter of Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria [aged 60] and Matilda Plantagenet Duchess Saxony [aged 32]. He the son of Routrou Chateaudun IV Count Perche [aged 54] and Matilda Blois Countess Perche. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 28th June 1189 [his wife] Matilda Plantagenet Duchess Saxony [aged 33] died. She was buried at Brunswick Cathedral [Map].

In 1190 [his son] Lothar Welf [aged 16] died.

In 1193 Henry Welf V Count Palatine of the Rhine [aged 20] and Agnes Palatine of the Rhine were married. She by marriage Countess Palatine of the Rhine. He the son of Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria [aged 64] and Matilda Plantagenet Duchess Saxony.

On 6th August 1195 Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria [aged 66] died at Ravensburg. Otto Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria succeeded I Duke Bavaria.

[his son] Henry Welf was born to Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria and Clementia Zähringen Duchess Saxony Duchess Bavaria.