House of Welf

E70876
European noble house noble dynasty

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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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
House of Welf canonical 75
Welf dynasty 17
Welf 4

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf European noble house ⓘ
noble dynasty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Guelf ⓘ
surface form: Guelphs

House of Welf ⓘ
surface form: Welf dynasty
coatOfArmsFeature blue field ⓘ
golden lions ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
dynasticUnionWith British Crown ⓘ
surface form: British Crown through House of Hanover
hasBranch Elder House of Welf ⓘ
House of Este ⓘ
House of Hanover ⓘ
House of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form: Younger House of Brunswick
hasCadetBranch House of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form: 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 Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
surface form: High nobility of the Holy Roman Empire
nativeName Haus Welf ⓘ
notableIn British history ⓘ
German history ⓘ
Italian history ⓘ
opposed Hohenstaufen dynasty ⓘ
producedMonarch Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: William IV of the United Kingdom
providedTitle Duke of Bavaria ⓘ
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form: Duke of Brunswick

Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
Duke of Saxony ⓘ
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form: Elector of Hanover

King of Great Britain ⓘ
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover ⓘ
surface form: King of Hanover

British monarch ⓘ
surface form: King of the United Kingdom
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
territorialBase Bavaria ⓘ
Brunswick ⓘ
Hanover ⓘ
Lüneburg ⓘ
Tuscany ⓘ
timePeriod Early modern period ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ
Modern era ⓘ

Referenced by (106)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Hanover → dynasticConnection → House of Welf ⓘ
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick → memberOf → House of Welf ⓘ
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz → employer → House of Welf ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Duke of Saxony → hasHolder → House of Welf ⓘ
this entity surface form: Welf dynasty
Frederick Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg → memberOf → House of Welf ⓘ
Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg → memberOf → House of Welf ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg → house → House of Welf ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Christian Henry of Brunswick-Lüneburg → memberOfDynasty → House of Welf ⓘ
Charles Philip of Brunswick-Lüneburg → memberOfDynasty → House of Welf ⓘ
Charles Philip of Brunswick-Lüneburg → house → House of Welf ⓘ
this entity surface form: Welf
George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg → nobleFamily → House of Welf ⓘ
George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg → house → House of Welf ⓘ
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel → nobleFamily → House of Welf ⓘ
Hohenstaufen dynasty → successor → House of Welf ⓘ
Hohenstaufen dynasty → opposedBy → House of Welf ⓘ
Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt → nobleFamilyByMarriage → House of Welf ⓘ
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg → nobleFamily → House of Welf ⓘ
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg → associatedWithDynasty → House of Welf ⓘ
this entity surface form: Welf dynasty
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg → hereditaryIn → House of Welf ⓘ
Welf → hasAlternativeName → House of Welf ⓘ
Welf → hasAlternativeName → House of Welf ⓘ
this entity surface form: Welf dynasty
Duchy of Swabia → ruledByDynasty → House of Welf ⓘ
House of Welf → alsoKnownAs → House of Welf ⓘ
this entity surface form: Welf dynasty
House of Brunswick-Bevern → partOf → House of Welf ⓘ
House of Brunswick-Bevern → dynasty → House of Welf ⓘ
this entity surface form: Welf dynasty
House of Brunswick-Bevern → hasAncestralHouse → House of Welf ⓘ
Lower Burgundy → dynasty → House of Welf ⓘ
this entity surface form: Welf dynasty
Billung dynasty → successorDynastyInLuneburg → House of Welf ⓘ
Leopold I, Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel → memberOf → House of Welf ⓘ
Duchy of Saxony → ruler → House of Welf ⓘ
this entity surface form: Welf dynasty
Henry the Lion → nobleFamily → House of Welf ⓘ
Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick → memberOf → House of Welf ⓘ
Principality of Göttingen → ruledBy → House of Welf ⓘ
Principality of Göttingen → dynasty → House of Welf ⓘ
this entity surface form: Welf dynasty
Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick → memberOf → House of Welf ⓘ
Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony → nobleFamily → House of Welf ⓘ
this entity surface form: Welf
Christian Henry → memberOf → House of Welf ⓘ
subject surface form: Christian Henry of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Christian Henry → nobleFamily → House of Welf ⓘ
subject surface form: Christian Henry of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Christian Henry → heritage → House of Welf ⓘ
subject surface form: Christian Henry of Brunswick-Lüneburg
this entity surface form: Welf dynasty
Christian Henry → aristocraticHouse → House of Welf ⓘ
subject surface form: Christian Henry of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Principality of Grubenhagen → ruledBy → House of Welf ⓘ
Principality of Grubenhagen → dynasty → House of Welf ⓘ
Brunswick-Lüneburg court at Celle → associatedWith → House of Welf ⓘ
Carolinum in Braunschweig → associatedWith → House of Welf ⓘ
Philip → memberOf → House of Welf ⓘ
subject surface form: Charles Philip of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Philip → nobleFamily → House of Welf ⓘ
subject surface form: Charles Philip of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Wilhelmine Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg → nobleFamily → House of Welf ⓘ
George William → memberOf → House of Welf ⓘ
subject surface form: George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
George William → nobleFamily → House of Welf ⓘ
subject surface form: George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
House of Brunswick-Lüneburg → hasBranch → House of Welf ⓘ