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Welf was the oldest son of Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, and his wife Judith of Flanders. In 1088 or 1089, when Welf was still a teenager, he married Matilda of Tuscany, who was more than twenty years older than him, in order to strengthen the relation between his family and the pope during the Investiture Controversy between king and pope.
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 maternal uncle Welf III, Duke of Carinthia and Verona, the last male Welf of the Elder House, died in 1055. Welf IV was the son of Welf III's sister Kunigunde of Altdorf and her husband Albert Azzo II, Margrave of ...
Henry IX the Black. Kunizza. Father. Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan. Mother. Kunigunde of Altdorf. 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 .
Apr 27, 2022 · Birthplace: Altdorf, Germany. Death: March 10, 1030 (57-58) Altdorf, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland (Germany) Immediate Family: Son of Rudolf II, count of Altdorf and Ita von Öhningen. Husband of Ermengarda di Lussemburgo. Father of Ita av Altdorf; Duke Welf III of Carinthia; Herzog von Bayern Guelph III and Cunegonde of Altdorf.
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- "Guelf II Altdorf", "Welf II Weingarten"
- Altdorf, Germany
Jan 10, 2024 · Welf I [Este] (1030/40 - 09 Nov 1101). Titles. Duke of Bavaria; Parents. Father: Alberto Azzo II, Marchese d'Este Mother: Kunigunde von Altdorf Marriage. m. (1071) Judith of Flanders. Tracking Notes. GEDCOM: Welf IV, Duke of Bavaria Burial: Weingarten Abbey Research Notes . Comments to the Profie Mgr. His FN in WT was originally Welf Guelph I-IV.
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ese of Konstanz in southern Swabia. Weingarten had been fou. ded by Welf III, Duke of Carinthia,c. 1053 near the Welfs’ castle of Ravensburg, north of Lake Constance, after the family’s earlier monastic foundation, a nunnery at Altdorf (founded. in 935) had been destroyed by fire. (The History occasionally sti.
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Welf II (1072 – 24 September 1120, Kaufering), or Welfhard, called Welf the Fat (pinguis), was Duke of Bavaria from 1101 until his death. In the Welf genealogy, he is counted as Welf V. Life. Welf was the oldest son of Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, and his wife Judith of Flanders.
