Search results
The Elder House of Welf (known as Rudolphins in Burgundy) [1] [2] was a Frankish noble dynasty of European rulers documented since the 9th century. Closely related to the Carolingian dynasty, it consisted of a Burgundian and a Swabian group. It has not been definitively clarified, however, whether the two groups formed one dynasty or whether ...
- None; extinct
- Ruthard, Count of Argengau
- 8th century
Origins. The (Younger) House of Welf is the older branch of the House of Este, a dynasty whose earliest known members lived in Veneto and Lombardy in the late 9th/early 10th century, sometimes called Welf-Este. The first member was Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, also known as Welf IV. He inherited the property of the Elder House of Welf when his ...
- 11th century
People also ask
Who was the first member of the Elder House of Welf?
Who ruled the House of Welf?
Who was Welf IV?
Who was Welf and what did he do?
I’ve been doing some genealogical research lately, specifically about Welf I (8th century) and the Elder House of Welf in general, but I haven’t…
The House of Este ( UK: / ˈɛsti / EST-ee, [7] US: / ˈɛsteɪ / EST-ay, [8] [9] Italian: [ˈɛste]) is a European dynasty of North Italian origin whose members ruled parts of Italy and Germany for many centuries. The original House of Este's elder branch, which is known as the House of Welf, included dukes of Bavaria and of Brunswick.
- 1097; 926 years ago
Feb 17, 2023 · The Elder House of Welf became extinct when Welf, Duke of Carinthia, died childless in 1055. The property of the House of Welf was inherited by the elder branch of the House of Este that came to be known as the younger House of Welf, or House of Welf-Este. Notable members of the Burgundian group. Welf, Count of Altdorf; Judith, daughter of Welf ...
- Altdorf, Uri
- Hedwig, Abbess of Chelles
- Uri
Guelpho. Welf Dynasty, dynasty of German nobles and rulers who were the chief rivals of the Hohenstaufens in Italy and central Europe in the Middle Ages and who later included the Hanoverian Welfs, who, with the accession of George I to the British throne, became rulers of Great Britain. The origin of the “Elder House” of Welf is a matter ...
Welf III, the last male member of the Swabian line of the Elder House of Welf, was Duke of Carinthia and Margrave of Verona from 1047 until his death. Welf VI was the margrave of Tuscany (1152–1162) and duke of Spoleto (1152–1162), the third son of Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria, and a member of the illustrious family of the Welf.
