Henry the Proud

Henry the Proud
Duke of Bavaria
Bornc. 1108
Died(1139-10-20)20 October 1139
Quedlinburg
Burial
SpouseGertrude of Süpplingenburg
IssueHenry III / XII the Lion
HouseHouse of Welf
FatherHenry IX, Duke of Bavaria
MotherWulfhilde of Saxony

Henry the Proud (German: Heinrich der Stolze) (c. 1108 – 20 October 1139), a member of the House of Welf, was Duke of Bavaria (as Henry X) from 1126 to 1138 and Duke of Saxony (as Henry II) as well as Margrave of Tuscany and Duke of Spoleto from 1137 until his death. In 1138 he was a candidate for the election as King of the Romans but was defeated by Conrad of Hohenstaufen.