House of Welf

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The House of Welf is one of the oldest European noble dynasties, historically influential in German and Italian politics and providing several dukes, electors, and kings, including British monarchs through its Hanoverian branch.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf European noble house
noble dynasty
alsoKnownAs Guelphs
Welf dynasty
coatOfArmsFeature blue field
golden lions
continent Europe
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
dynasticUnionWith British Crown through House of Hanover
hasBranch Elder House of Welf
House of Este
House of Hanover
Younger House of Brunswick
hasCadetBranch House of Brunswick
House of Hanover
hasMotto Nec aspera terrent
historicalRole ruling dynasty in northern Germany
ruling dynasty in parts of Italy
influenced imperial politics of the Holy Roman Empire
papal-imperial conflicts in the Middle Ages
languageOfName German
memberOf High nobility of the Holy Roman Empire
nativeName Haus Welf
notableIn British history
German history
Italian history
opposed Hohenstaufen dynasty
producedMonarch Ernest Augustus I of Hanover
George I of Great Britain
George II of Great Britain
George III of the United Kingdom
George IV of the United Kingdom
George V of Hanover
William IV of the United Kingdom
providedTitle Duke of Bavaria
Duke of Brunswick
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Duke of Saxony
Elector of Hanover
King of Great Britain
King of Hanover
King of the United Kingdom
religion Lutheranism
Roman Catholicism
territorialBase Bavaria
Brunswick
Hanover
Lüneburg
Tuscany
timePeriod Early modern period
Middle Ages
Modern era


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