Welf I of Bavaria

Male 1037 - 1101  (~ 64 years)


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  • Name Welf I of Bavaria 
    Born cir 1037  Padua, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 09 Nov 1101  Paphos, Cyprus Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I149066  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 22 Aug 2007 

    Father Albert Azzo II of Este,   b. cir 997, Padua, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Chuniza of Altdorf,   b. cir 997 
    Family ID F59605  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Judith of Flanders,   b. cir 1033, Flanders, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Mar 1094  (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Children 
     1. Henry IX of Bavaria,   b. 1074, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1126, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F59604  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • He was duke of Bavaria from 1070 to 1077 and from 1096 to his death. He was the first member of the Welf branch of the House of Este. In the Welf genealogy he is counted as Welf IV. Welf was the son of Azzo II of Este and his wife Chuniza of Altdorf. When Welf's maternal uncle, Welf, Duke of Carinthia (also known as Welf III), died childless, Welf inherited his property. Welf married Ethelinde, daughter of Otto of Nordheim. When Duke Otto had become an enemy of King Henry IV, Welf divorced Ethelinde, and soon thereafter (in 1070) was appointed duke of Bavaria in Otto's stead. During the Investiture Controversy, Welf sided with Pope Gregory VII, and in March 1077 supported the election of Rudolf of Rheinfelden as anti-king. In May 1077, he was banned by the king. In 1089, Welf's son Welf married Matilda of Tuscany, thus strengthening relationships with the pope. After the younger Welf divorced Matilda in 1095, Welf made amends with King Henry IV and was reappointed as duke of Bavaria. After the death of his father Azzo in 1097, Welf tried to acquire his father's property south of the Alps, but did not succeed against his younger half-brother Fulco. In 1099, Welf joined the Crusade of 1101. He died while returning from the crusade in Cyprus in 1101 and was buried in the Abbey of Weingarten. He was succeeded as duke of Bavaria by his son Welf. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)