Order of Henry the Lion information

The House Order of Henry the Lion In German: Hausorden Heinrichs des Löwen, was the House Order of the Duchy of Brunswick. It was instituted by William...

Henry the Lion (German: Heinrich der Löwe; 1129/1131 – 6 August 1195), also known as Henry III, Duke of Saxony (ruled 1142-1180) and Henry XII, Duke of...

Finland Order of the Netherlands Lion Order of the Norwegian Lion Royal Order of the Lion, Kingdom of Belgium Order of the Lion (France) Order of the White...

The Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau (French: Ordre du Lion d'Or de la Maison de Nassau, Dutch: Huisorde van de Gouden Leeuw van Nassau) is...

The House Order of the Golden Lion (German: Hausorden vom Goldenen Löwen) was an order of the German Landgraviate and Electorate of Hesse-Kassel and later...

The lion (Panthera leo) is a large cat of the genus Panthera, native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; a short, rounded head;...

The Order of the Black Eagle (German: Hoher Orden vom Schwarzen Adler) was the highest order of chivalry in the Kingdom of Prussia. The order was founded...

Henry I (c. 1068 – 1 December 1135), also known as Henry Beauclerc, was King of England from 1100 to his death in 1135. He was the fourth son of William...

Cœur de Lion (Norman French: Quor de Lion) or Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, was King of England...

Recipients of the Order of the Netherlands Lion and, until 1830, its counterpart the Order of the Lion Belgium. The Order of the Netherlands Lion is a high...

The Royal Guelphic Order (German: Königlicher Guelphen-Orden), sometimes referred to as the Hanoverian Guelphic Order, is a Hanoverian order of chivalry...

Knight of the Order of Berthold the First, 1888  Brunswick: Grand Cross of the Order of Henry the Lion Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine...

surrounded by the insignia of the Order of Henry the Lion. Displayed on the shield are, from left to right, the blue lion of Lüneburg, the two lions of Brunswick...

The House Order of Hohenzollern (German: Hausorden von Hohenzollern or Hohenzollernscher Hausorden) was a dynastic order of knighthood of the House of...

of Henry the Lion Mecklenburg: Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Crown in Ore Military Merit Cross, 2nd Class (Schwerin) Nassau: Knight of the Gold...

 Bavaria: Knight of St. Hubert, 1856 Grand Cross of the Military Order of Max Joseph  Brunswick: Grand Cross of the Order of Henry the Lion Ernestine duchies:...

Ann of Cleves, married Henry VIII of England in 1540, and one son, Wilhelm, who subsequently inherited the duchies and the administration of the Order. The...

Order of Henry the Lion, 1871 Mecklenburg: Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Crown in Ore, 24 August 1871  Württemberg: Grand Cross of the Württemberg...