Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine

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Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine was a 12th-century German prince of the House of Welf who held the Palatinate along the Rhine and played a significant role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Count Palatine of the Rhine
medieval German prince
member of the high nobility of the Holy Roman Empire
nobleman
allegiance Holy Roman Empire
birthDate circa 1173
birthPlace Braunschweig
Duchy of Saxony
burialPlace Brunswick Cathedral
country Holy Roman Empire
deathDate 28 April 1227
deathPlace Brunswick
endOfTerm 1214
era 12th century
13th century
father Henry the Lion
grandfather Henry II of England
Henry the Proud
grandmother Eleanor of Aquitaine
heldTitle Pfalzgraf bei Rhein
language Middle High German
marriageDate circa 1193
memberOf House of Welf
mother Matilda of England
nobleFamily Welf dynasty
linked to: House of Welf
nobleRank prince of the Holy Roman Empire
notableFor being a Welf prince with close ties to the English royal house
holding the Palatinate along the Rhine in the late 12th and early 13th centuries
office Count Palatine of the Rhine
participatedIn imperial politics of the Holy Roman Empire
politicalRole mediator between Welf and Hohenstaufen interests
supporter of the Welf party
predecessor Conrad of Hohenstaufen
region Northern Germany
Rhineland
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Matilda of Brunswick
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Richenza of Saxony
William of Winchester
spouse Agnes of Hohenstaufen
Agnes of Staufen
Agnes of the Palatinate
startOfTerm 1195
successor Louis I, Count Palatine of the Rhine
Louis I, Duke of Bavaria
territoryRuled Palatinate along the Rhine
linked to: Rhineland
title Count Palatine of the Rhine

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Henry the Lion child Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine
Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony child Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine
William of Winchester, Lord of Lüneburg sibling Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine
Richenza of Saxony sibling Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine