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...

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...

branch of the House of Este. In the genealogy of the Elder House of Welf, he is counted as Welf IV. Welf was the son of Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan...

Welf I (or Hwelf; died c. 825) is the first documented ancestor of the Elder House of Welf. He is mentioned as a count (comes) in the Frankish lands of...

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...

Welf III (c. 1007 – 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...

Bavaria Welf VII, died 1167, Duke of Spoleto, son of Welf VI Welf was also the name of two related dynasties: Elder House of Welf, dynasty of European...

Welf II (c. 960/70 - died 10 March 1030) was a Swabian count and a member of the Elder House of Welf. He was a younger son of Count Rudolf II and Ita...

October 993), was King of Burgundy from 937 until his death in 993. A member of the Elder House of Welf, Conrad was the son of King Rudolph II, the first...

was King of Upper Burgundy from his election in 888 until his death. A member of the elder Welf family, Rudolph was the son of Conrad, Count of Auxerre...

Gerberga of Burgundy (c. 965/966 – 7 July 1018/1019) was a member of the Elder House of Welf. She was married firstly to Herman I, count of Werl and secondly...

united Kingdom of Burgundy. A member of the Elder House of Welf, Rudolph was the son of the Upper Burgundian king Rudolph I and Guilla of Provence. Following...

Willa of Burgundy (c. 900 – after 936) was a member of the Elder House of Welf. By birth she was a daughter of Rudolph I of Burgundy, king of Upper Burgundy...

line of the Elder House of Welf. Rudolph was the son and heir of King Conrad I of Burgundy (925–993). His mother, Matilda (943–980), a member of the Frankish...

Emma of Altdorf, also known as Hemma (c. 803 – 31 January 876), a member of the Elder House of Welf, was Queen consort of East Francia by marriage to King...

It was situated on the site of Neuschwanstein Castle and was owned by the Elder House of Welf. After the death of Welf VI in 1191, it fell to the Staufer...

 778 – c. 835) was a Saxon noblewoman, abbess of Chelles, the wife of Count Welf, and mother-in-law of Emperor Louis the Pious through his marriage to...

centuries. The original House of Este's elder branch, which is known as the House of Welf, included dukes of Bavaria and of Brunswick. This branch produced...

Kunigunde of Altdorf (also known as Cunegonde or Chuniza; c. 1020 – 31 August 1054) was a member of the Swabian line of the Elder House of Welf. She was...

count of Altdorf and a member of the Swabian group of the Elder House of Welf. He was the son of Rudolf I, count of Altdorf, son of Henry, son of Eticho...

until Boso's death in 887. in 888, Rudolph I of Burgundy of the Elder House of Welf carved out his own kingdom of Upper Burgundy, centered on Lake Geneva and...

Charles' wife, Ermentrude of Orléans, rose to power. She was buried in 843 in Tours. Judith was the daughter of Count Welf of Bavaria and Saxon noblewoman...

Rudolf) of Ponthieu (died 866) was a son of Welf (also Hwelf or Welf I) by Hedwig of Bavaria, and thus a brother of Judith of Bavaria, wife of Emperor...

descendants from the Elder House of Welf, Conrad the Peaceful (937–993) and Rudolph III (993–1032), succeeded him in this united Kingdom of Burgundy. Upon the...

Until 1032 it was ruled by independent kings of the Elder House of Welf. Since the conquest of the First Burgundian kingdom by the Franks in 534, its...

Gisela of Burgundy (c.  955 – 21 July 1007), a member of the royal Elder House of Welf, was Duchess of Bavaria from about 972 to 976 and again from 985...

origin, and he was the father of Hedwig (Heilwig; d. after 833), married Count Welf; [citation needed] Adalung, abbot of Lorsch 804–837; Adalindis With...

the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf. After an education at the cathedral school in Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral...

Richlind of Altdorf (c.990- 12 June 1045) was a German noblewoman and a member of the Swabian line of the Elder House of Welf. Richlind was the daughter of Rudolf...

Hugh the Abbot (died 12 May 886) was a member of the Welf family, a son of Conrad I of Auxerre and Adelaide. After his father's death, his mother apparently...