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Died on this day in 1195 aged 66 Henry the Lion (my toy,wikipedia). Married Matilda, daughter of Henry II. Henry was Duke of Saxony, he initially supported hes cousin Frederick Barbarossa in his efforts to take the Imperial Crown, but refused to invade Italy whilst he was busy with a border dispute unless Barbarossa gave him a city... for this insubordination Barbarossa had Henry declared an outlaw and took away all his lands.

Born on this day in 1845 to George , Duke of Argyll and Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, John Campbell , Duke of Argyll (my toy,wikipedia). Married Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria, this was the first time a subject of the crown had married a daughter of the sovereign since Henry VIII's sister Mary married Charles Brandon in 1515. John was Governor General of Canada