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    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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    Welf, Duke of Carinthia (also known as Welf III), died childless in 1055, Welf inherited his property. In 1062 Welf married Ethelinde of Northeim, daughter...
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  • Linzgau Welf II, Count of Swabia, died 1030, supposed descendant of Welf I Welf, Duke of Carinthia (Welf III), died 1055, son of Welf II Welf I, Duke...
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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. He was a younger son of Count Rudolf II and Ita,...
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    Conrad III and Welf VI had gone on the Second Crusade together, Welf and his son, Welf VII, were defeated by Henry Berengar, son of Conrad III, at the...
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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...
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    Imiza of Luxembourg (category Elder House of Welf)
    Carinthia to Imiza's son, Welf III (previously Carinthia had been ruled personally by the German emperors). Imiza outlived her son, Welf III, who never married...
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    George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820...
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    prince, and Count Welf of Altorf, the brother of Henry the Proud, began the war. Exasperated at the heroic defence of Welfs, Conrad III had resolved to...
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    Kunigunde of Altdorf (category House of Welf)
    Welf IV (between 1030 and 1040 – 9 November 1101 in Paphos). He was named after his uncle, Welf III, whose property he later inherited. In 1070, Welf...
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    last legitimate male member of the Burgundian line of the Elder House of Welf. Rudolph was the son and heir of King Conrad I of Burgundy (925–993). His...
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  • 1829; the older Welf I, Duke of Bavaria founded the German Younger House of Welf after inheriting the lands with his maternal uncle Welf III, the last of...
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    Later returning from the Crusade, he was entangled in some conflicts with Welf VI's claim to the Duchy of Bavaria. On his deathbed, he designated his nephew...
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    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 Britain's...
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    and deposed by Emperor Henry III. He flees to King Andrew I in Hungary, and joins a coalition with the rebellious Welf III, duke of Carinthia. Henry's...
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    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 ruler over the united kingdom...
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    been left vacant. He transferred his last personal duchy, Carinthia, to Welf, made his Italian chancellor Hunfried Bishop of Ravenna, appointed to several...
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    historian and poet (d. 1072) Peter Damian, cardinal-bishop of Ostia (d. 1073) Welf III, duke of Carinthia (approximate date) February 27 – Ælfwaru, English noblewoman...
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    Austria August 28 – Xing Zong, Chinese emperor (b. 1016) November 13 – Welf III, duke of Carinthia December 5 – Conrad I, duke of Bavaria A Nong, Chinese...
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  • the widely powerful and prestigious House of Este, as well the House of Welf, parent house of the Hanover dynasty. Other cadet lines include the Malaspina...
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    unrelated dynasties.   Houses of Welf and Babenberg In 1070, Emperor Henry IV deposed Duke Otto, granting the duchy instead to Welf I, a member of the Italo-Bavarian...
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    over the empire, even if his political vision of the establishment of a Welf kingdom on March 7, 1138, in Koblenz was destroyed by the “coup d'état” of...
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    Ida, daughter of Count Rudolph of Pfullendorf and Elisabeth, daughter of Welf VI. Like his father, he was a loyal supporter of the Imperial House of Hohenstaufen...
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    castles in Brunswick and Lüneburg and the associated estate of the House of Welf. In 1269 there was a first division between the brothers Albrecht and Johann...
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  • Richlind of Altdorf (category House of Welf)
    enlisted the help of Emperor Henry III, to transfer this property to her nephew, Welf III, the son of her brother, Welf II. Richlind died on 12 June 1045...
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    in 1137, Frederick's brother Conrad was elected King as Conrad III. Because the Welf duke Henry the Proud, son-in-law and heir of Lothair and the most...
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    Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria (category House of Welf)
    Henry IX (1075 – 13 December 1126), was a member of the House of Welf, a powerful dynasty in medieval Germany. He was born around 1075 and died in 1126...
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    Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (category House of Welf)
    retirement on his estates near Brunswick. He was the only German king of the Welf dynasty. Otto was the third son of Henry the Lion, Duke of Bavaria and Duke...
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