Welf–Hohenstaufen Reconciliation of 1175

Name: Welf–Hohenstaufen Reconciliation of 1175
Start: 1175

Type Event Region Europe Time 1175

In 1175, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I (Hohenstaufen) and Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony (Welf), reached a partial reconciliation after years of sus…

Timeline

1175Brunswick · Lower SaxonyFrederick I personally traveled to Saxony to meet with Henry the Lion. The two sides discussed the rifts that had arisen over Italian policy, territorial expansion, and vassal obligations; the emperor adopted a courteous posture to signal goodwill, creating conditions for a formal reconciliation.
1175Saxony · GermanyThe two sides publicly swore to restore friendly relations; Henry promised to fulfill his vassal obligations, while the emperor deferred pursuing the matter for his earlier failure to send troops. The reconciliation temporarily stabilized the configuration of German princes, but the underlying power rivalry was not eradicated.

Sources

Henry the Lion: A Biography — Karl Jordan (1986)
Frederick Barbarossa: The Prince and the Myth — John B. Freed (2016)