Welf is a Germanic first name that may refer to:
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Welf (father of Judith)
Welf I (or Hwelf; died about 825) is the first documented ancestor of the Elder House of Welf. He is mentioned as a count (''comes'') in the Frankish lands of Altorf in Alamannia. He is the son of Rothard of the Argengau and grandson of Hardrad.
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, 9th century Frankish count, father-in-law of Louis the Pious
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Welf I
Welf I or Welfo (died before 876) was a Swabian nobleman. He was a member of the Elder House of Welf.
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 ...
, d. bef. 876, count of Alpgau and Linzgau
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Welf II, Count of Swabia
Welf II ( - 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. He constructed a castle at Raven ...
, died 1030, supposed descendant of Welf I
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Welf, Duke of Carinthia
Welf III (13 November 1055), 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.
Life
Welf III was the only son of the Swabian count Welf II of Altdorf ...
(Welf III), died 1055, son of Welf II
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Welf I, Duke of Bavaria
Welf I (c. 1035/10406 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.
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(Welf IV), died 1101, nephew of Welf of Carinthia and son of Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan, Azzo II of Este
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Welf II, Duke of Bavaria
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 ...
(Welf V), died 1120, son of Welf I of Bavaria
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Welf VI
Welf VI (111515 December 1191) 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.
Biography
Welf inherited the familial po ...
, died 1191, Duke of Spoleto and Marchese of Tuscany, nephew of Welf II of Bavaria
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Welf VII
Welf VII (c. 1135 – 11 or 12 September 1167) was the only son of Welf VI, Duke of Spoleto and Margrave of Tuscany, and Uta, daughter of Godfrey of Calw, count palatine of the Rhine. He was a member of the House of Welf.
His father inherited t ...
, died 1167, Duke of Spoleto, son of Welf VI
Welf was also the name of two related dynasties:
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Elder House of Welf
An elder is someone with a degree of seniority or authority.
Elder or elders may refer to:
Positions Administrative
* Elder (administrative title), a position of authority
Cultural
* North American Indigenous elder, a person who has and tr ...
, dynasty of European rulers in the 9th through 11th centuries to 1055
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House of Welf
The House of Welf (also Guelf or Guelph) is a European dynasty that has included many German and British monarchs from the 11th to 20th century and Emperor Ivan VI of Russia in the 18th century. The originally Franconia, Franconian family from ...
, European dynasty that included many German and British monarchs from the 11th to 20th century
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Germanic given names
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