Exile of Henry the Lion, 1180

Name: Exile of Henry the Lion, 1180
Start: 1180

Type Event Region Europe Time 1180

In 1180 Emperor Frederick I held imperial diets at Worms and elsewhere, stripping Henry the Lion of his ducal titles and lands for repeatedly refusin…

Timeline

1180Worms · Rhineland-PalatinateAt the imperial diet Frederick I publicly condemned Henry the Lion for abandoning his vassal obligations, especially refusing troops for the 1174 Italian expedition. The diet stripped him of the duchies of Saxony and Bavaria and granted his lands to other princes.
1180–1181Normandy · NormandyAfter losing his lands, Henry the Lion left Germany, traveled via Normandy to England, and sought refuge at the court of his father-in-law, King Henry II of England. The exile marked a decisive turning point in the long Welf-Hohenstaufen power struggle.

Sources

Henry the Lion: A Biography — Karl Jordan (1986)
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology — Clifford J. Rogers (2010)