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Welf II ( c. 960/70 - died 10 March 1030) was a Swabian count and a member of the Elder House of Welf. Life. He was a younger son of Count Rudolf II and Ita, a daughter of Duke Conrad I of Swabia of the Conradine dynasty. [1] . He constructed a castle at Ravensburg. [1] In the 1020s, Welf feuded with the Augsburg and Freising bishops. [2] .
The Elder House of Welf (known as Rudolphins in Burgundy) 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 they ...
- None; extinct
- Ruthard, Count of Argengau
- 8th century
Welf II may refer to: Welf II, Count of Swabia (died in 1030) Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (1072–1120)
Apr 27, 2022 · Welf II (died 10 March 1030) was a Swabian count and a member of the Elder House of Welf. He opposed the election of Conrad II in 1024 because it did not suit his interests, but he had to eventually relent.[1]
Mar 27, 2022 · He was a younger son of Count Rudolf II and Ita, a daughter of Duke Conrad I of Swabia of the Conradine dynasty. He constructed a castle at Ravensburg. In the 1020s, Welf feuded with the Augsburg and Freising bishops. He pillaged the treasury of Bishop Bruno of Augsburg, brother of Emperor Henry II, and sacked the city of Augsburg.
He was a younger son of Count Rudolf II and Ita, a daughter of Duke Conrad I of Swabia of the Conradine dynasty. Welf opposed the election of the Salian count Conrad II as King of the Romans in 1024 because it did not suit his interests, but he had to eventually relent.
Apr 4, 2024 · Rudolf I (died Oct. 25, 912) was the first king of Juran (Upper) Burgundy (888–912). The son of Conrad, count of Auxerre of the powerful German Welf (Guelf) family, Rudolf succeeded to the duchy of Burgundy in 885 or 886.
