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Male Duke Henry von Brunswick VI of Saxony Click to view Duke Henry von Brunswick VI of Saxony in the family tree

Henry was born in 1173 in Braunschweig, Brunswick, Germany.  Henry's father was Duke Henry von Sachsen V of Saxony & Bavaria and his mother was Princess Matilda of England.  His paternal grandparents were Duke Henry von Brunswick IV of Saxony & Bavaria and Gertrude of Saxony; his maternal grandparents were King Henry Curtmantle FitzEmpress ("Plantagenet") Plantagenet II of England and Princess Eleanor of Aquitaine. He had a brother named Wilhelm.  He was the older of the two children.  He died at the age of 54 on April 28th, 1227.


Henry's family with Agnes von Hohenstauffen

‌Henry and Agnes were married in a religious ceremony in 1194 in Rheinland, Prussia.  They had a daughter named Agnes.

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