Elder House of Welf

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medieval German dynasty noble family

The Elder House of Welf was a prominent early medieval German noble dynasty that played a key role in the politics of the Frankish and Holy Roman Empires.

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Label Occurrences
Elder House of Welf canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval German dynasty ⓘ
noble family ⓘ
alliedWith Carolingian dynasty ⓘ
Salian dynasty ⓘ
country East Francia ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of the Franks ⓘ
endTime 11th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Germans ⓘ
followedBy House of Welf ⓘ
surface form: Younger House of Welf
foundedBy Welf I ⓘ
hasAncestralSeat Altdorf (Landshut) ⓘ
surface form: Altdorf

Rheinfelden (Baden) ⓘ
surface form: Rheinfelden
hasDynasticSuccessor House of Welf ⓘ
surface form: Younger House of Welf
hasGenealogicalConnectionWith Carolingian dynasty ⓘ
House of Este ⓘ
House of Rheinfelden ⓘ
hasPart Conrad II of Auxerre ⓘ
Eticho of Ammergau ⓘ
Hemma of Altdorf ⓘ
Judith of Bavaria ⓘ
Rudolf of Rheinfelden ⓘ
Welf I ⓘ
knownFor control of territories in Bavaria and Swabia ⓘ
extensive marriage alliances ⓘ
influence in imperial politics ⓘ
language Old High German ⓘ
namedAfter Welf ⓘ
notableMember Conrad II of Auxerre ⓘ
Hemma of Altdorf ⓘ
Judith of Bavaria ⓘ
Rudolf of Rheinfelden ⓘ
Welf I ⓘ
opposedBy rival German ducal families ⓘ
partOf Frankish nobility ⓘ
German high nobility ⓘ
playedRoleIn politics of the Frankish Empire ⓘ
politics of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
precededBy early Frankish aristocracy ⓘ
region Germania Superior ⓘ
surface form: Alamannia

Bavaria ⓘ
Franconia ⓘ
surface form: Frankonia

Duchy of Swabia ⓘ
surface form: Swabia
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church
significantEvent marriage alliance with the Carolingian dynasty ⓘ
marriage alliance with the early Salian rulers ⓘ
startTime 8th century ⓘ
timePeriod Early Middle Ages ⓘ

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House of Welf → hasBranch → Elder House of Welf ⓘ