List of rulers of Bavaria
Houses of Welf and Babenberg, 1070–1180

List of rulers of Bavaria

Section Title: Houses of Welf and Babenberg, 1070–1180
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Name	Image	Title	Start term	End term	House	Part	Note

Luitpold	Margrave of Bavaria	895	907	Luitpolding

Arnulf the Bad	-	Duke of Bavaria	907	920	Luitpolding	Son of Luitpold. Arnulf the Bad claimed the title of Duke — implying full autonomy — in 911, and was recognized as such by the German King Henry the Fowler, in 920.

Eberhard	Duke of Bavaria	937	938	Luitpolding

Berthold	Duke of Bavaria	938	947	Luitpolding	Younger son of Luitpold. The German King Otto I reasserted central authority, banishing Arnulf's son Eberhard and re-granting the title to Berthold, a younger son of Luitpold.

Henry I	Henry II	Duke of Bavaria	947	955	Ottonian	Son of Henry the Fowler. On Berthold's death, Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, gave the duchy to his own brother Henry (I), who was also Arnulf the Bad's son-in-law.

Henry II the Quarrelsome	Henry II	Duke of Bavaria	955	976	Ottonian	Henry II made war upon his cousin, Emperor Otto II, and was deprived of his duchy in 976 in favor of his cousin Otto, Duke of Swabia (who now acquired two dukedoms).

Otto I	Otto I	Duke of Bavaria	976	982	Ottonian

Henry III the Younger	Duke of Bavaria	983	985	Luitpolding	Bavaria was given to Berthold's son Henry III, briefly restoring the Luitpolding dynasty. Henry III exchanged Bavaria for Carinthia, and Henry II received Bavaria again.

Henry II the Quarrelsome	Henry II	Duke of Bavaria	985	995	Ottonian	Restored

Henry IV	Henry IV	Duke of Bavaria	995	1004	Ottonian	Son of Henry II the Quarrelsome. Henry IV was elected as Holy Roman Emperor Henry II, who gave Bavaria to his brother-in-law Henry V, Count of Luxemburg in 1004.

Henry V	Duke of Bavaria	1004	1009	Luxemburg	Son of Siegfried of Luxembourg.

Henry IV	-	Duke of Bavaria	1009	1017	Ottonian	Henry IV reasserted direct control.

Henry V	Duke of Bavaria	1017	1026	Luxemburg	Son of Siegfried of Luxembourg. Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Germany, gave Bavaria to his son Henry VI after the death of Henry V in 1026.

Henry VI the Black	Henry the Black	Duke of Bavaria	1026	1042	Salian	Son of Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor. Later Henry was elected as Holy Roman Emperor Henry III, and became King of Germany in 1039.

Henry VII	Henry VII	Duke of Bavaria	1042	1047	Luxemburg	Son of Frederick of Luxembourg. In 1042, Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, granted the duchy to Henry VII, Count of Luxemburg, nephew of Henry V.

Conrad I (Kuno)	Duke of Bavaria	1049	1053	Ezzonen	Son of Liudolf of Lotharingia. After Henry VII's death, the dukedom was vacant for a couple of years.

Henry VIII	Henry IV	Duke of Bavaria	1053	1054	Salian	Son of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor. During his reign in Bavaria Henry VIII was a minor (born 1050).

Conrad II	Duke of Bavaria	1054	1055	Salian	(minor, born 1052, died 1055) Son of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor

Henry VIII	Henry IV	Duke of Bavaria	1055	1061	Salian	(minor: born 1050) Son of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor. Henry VIII became King of Germany (1056) and Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor in 1084.

Otto II	Duke of Bavaria	1061	1070	Nordheim	In 1061 Empress Agnes — the 11-year-old King Henry IV's mother and regent — entrusted the duchy to Otto of Nordheim.

Welf I	Welf I	Duke of Bavaria	1070	1077	Welf	Welf I subsequently quarreled with Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor and was deprived of his duchy for nineteen years, during which it was directly administered by the German crown.

Henry VIII	Henry IV	Duke of Bavaria	1077	1096	Salian	(minor: born 1050) Son of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor. Henry VIII became King of Germany (1056) and Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor in 1084.

Welf I	Welf I	Duke of Bavaria	1096	1101	Welf	Welf I recovered the duchy in 1096.

Welf II	Welf II	Duke of Bavaria	1101	1120	Welf	Son of Welf I

Henry IX the Black	Henry IX	Duke of Bavaria	1120	1126	Welf	Son of Welf I. Abdicated.

Henry X the Proud	Henry IX	Duke of Bavaria	1126	1138	Welf	Son of Henry IX the Black. In a power struggle with King Conrad III of Germany, Henry X lost his duchy to the King, who granted it to his follower Leopold Margrave of Austria.

Leopold I	Leopold IV	Duke of Bavaria	1139	1141	Babenberg	When Leopold died, Conrad III of Germany resumed the duchy and granted it to Leopold's brother Henry XI.

Henry XI Jasomirgott	Henry XI	Duke of Bavaria	1143	1156	Babenberg	Brother of Leopold.

Henry XII the Lion	Henry XII	Duke of Bavaria	1156	1180	Welf	When Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, became king of Germany, he restored Bavaria to the Welf line in the person of Henry X's son, Henry XII the Lion, Duke of Saxony.

Sentence(s)

Henry the Lion was a member of the Welf dynasty and Duke of Saxony, and Duke of Bavaria as Henry XII from 1156 until 1180.

final_sentence: Henry the Lion was a member of the Welf dynasty and Duke of Saxony, and Duke of Bavaria as Henry XII from 1156 until 1180.