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Welf I (c. 1035/1040 – 6 November 1101) was Duke of Bavaria from 1070 to 1077 and from 1096 to his death. He was the first member of the Welf branch of the House of Este. In the genealogy of the Elder House of Welf, he is counted as Welf IV .
- c. 1035/1040, Unknown, perhaps Solesino
- Kunigunde of Altdorf
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.
RulerBornReignDeath760c.800-825825?825-864864?864-876876?864-876876- 11th century
Welf III was enfeoffed as duke of Carinthia in 1047, but died in 1055. His German possessions then passed to his nephew Welf IV (d. 1107), whose father was Alberto Azzo II of the House of Este (q.v.). Welf IV began the “Younger House” of Welf. Welf IV became duke of Bavaria as Welf I, in 1070.
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Feb 17, 2023 · Burial of Welf I, count in Swabia. Bavarian Swabia, Frankish Empire. Genealogy Directory: Genealogy for Welf (776 - c.825) family tree on Geni, with over 255 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
- Altdorf, Uri
- Hedwig, Abbess of Chelles
- Uri
IV, the new duke (as Welf I) of Bavaria, and with Rudolf, the duke of Swabia, Henry was forced to grant immunity to the rebels in 1073 and had to agree to the razing of the royal Harz Castle in the final peace treaty in February 1074. When the peasants,… Read More; role in German history
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Welf I or Welfo (died before 876) was a Swabian nobleman. He was a member of the Elder House of Welf . Welf I count in Swabia. Welf was probably a son of Conrad I of Auxerre, and seems to have taken over his father's offices in Swabia, namely: count of Alpgau, count of Linzgau, and possibly count of Argengau. However, when Conrad and his other ...
BIO: Duke of Bavaria, 1070. A crusader, died in Cyprus on a crusade. ** from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BAVARIA.htm#HeinrichXBavariadied1139B, as of 10/29/2014 WELF [IV], son of ALBERTO AZZO [ …
