Henry the Lion: A Biography

by Karl Jordan

Henry the Lion, a medieval Duke of Saxony and Bavaria, was one of the first, great German princes who wielded immense influence as a politician and a patron of the arts. His thirst for power put him in conflict with his cousin Frederick Barbarossa, whose imperial policies he had originally supported. After his eventual removal from power he spent many years in exile in England, retaining enough prominence to enable his family's return to importance...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198219695
• ISBN13: 9780198219699
• Release Date: March 1987
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.8"