Welf

E54063

European noble family dynastic surname noble house

Welf is the dynastic surname of a prominent European noble house that ruled territories such as Brunswick-Lüneburg and later Britain and Hanover.

Aliases (2)

House of Welf ×2
Welfs ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European noble family → dynastic surname → noble house →
alliedWith	papal party in medieval Italian politics →
associatedWith	Guelphs and Ghibellines conflict in medieval Italy →
coatOfArmsFeature	lion →
continent	Europe →
countryOfOrigin	Germany →
dynasticConnection	House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha →
hasAlternativeName	Guelf → Guelph → House of Welf → Welf dynasty →
hasCadetBranch	British royal House of Hanover → House of Brunswick-Lüneburg → House of Hanover →
hasDynasticUnionWith	Electorate of Hanover → Kingdom of Great Britain →
historicalEra	Early modern period → Middle Ages → Modern period →
influenced	British succession in the 18th century → German territorial politics →
languageOfName	German →
memberOf	German high nobility →
nameEtymology	derived from an old Germanic personal name "Welf" →
notableFor	medieval and early modern European influence → providing British monarchs → role in Holy Roman Empire politics → rule over Brunswick-Lüneburg → rule over Hanover →
notableMember	George I of Great Britain → George II of Great Britain → George III of the United Kingdom → Henry the Lion → Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor → Queen Victoria → William IV of the United Kingdom →
opposedTo	Hohenstaufen dynasty →
region	Lower Saxony → Northern Germany →
religionHistorically	Lutheranism → Roman Catholicism →
ruledTerritory	Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg → Electorate of Hanover → Kingdom of Great Britain → Kingdom of Hanover → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg →	familyName
Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ("House of Welf") →	memberOfDynasty
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ("Welfs") →	nobleFamily
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ("House of Welf") →	rulingDynasty