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The House of Welf (also Guelf or Guelph) is a European dynasty that has included many German and British monarchs from the 11th to 20th century and Emperor Ivan VI of Russia in the 18th century. The originally Franconian family from the Meuse-Moselle area was closely related to the imperial family of the Carolingians .
Welf IV began the “Younger House” of Welf. Welf IV became duke of Bavaria as Welf I, in 1070. He abandoned his alliance with the Holy Roman emperor Henry IV to become an important supporter of the papal party in Italy.
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La casa antigua de Güelf (Welf) fue una dinastía de gobernantes europeos entre el siglo IX y el XI. Estuvo formada por dos ramas, una en Borgoña y una en Suabia. Se discute si los dos grupos formaron una dinastía o si compartían el mismo apellido solo por casualidad.
La Casa de Welf es la rama más antigua de la Casa de Este, una dinastía cuyos miembros más antiguos conocidos vivieron en Lombardía en el siglo IX. El primer miembro destacado de esta rama fue Güelfo IV, quien heredó las propiedades de la antigua casa de Welf cuando su tío materno Güelfo, duque de Carintia, murió en 1055.
Henry IX (1075 – 13 December 1126), called the Black, a member of the House of Welf, was Duke of Bavaria from 1120 to 1126.
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 to the Carolingian dynasty, it consisted of a Burgundian and a Swabian group.
The Welfs were linked to the House of Este in the 11th century. They supported the papal party against Emperor Henry IV and were rivals of the Hohenstaufens in central Europe and in Italy (where their name was Guelpho; see Guelphs and Ghibellines ). As part of the House of Hanover, they became rulers of Britain. Saxony Summary.
