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• Name	BAVARIA, Guelph
  Prefix	Duke
  Suffix	IV
  Birth	1035	Este, Venice, Veneto, Italy
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Nov 1101	Weingarten, Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  Death	6 Nov 1101	Paphos, Cyprus
  WAC	1 Mar 1997	SLAKE   [2]
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  Father	ESTE, Marquis Alberto Azo ,   b. 10 Jul 1009, Modena, Provincia di Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Modena, Provincia di Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italyd. 20 Aug 1097, Vangadizza Abbey, Badia Polesine, Rovigo, Veneto, Italy (Age 88 years)
  Mother	BAVARIA, Princess Cunigunde ,   b. 1020, Weingarten, Landkreis Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Weingarten, Landkreis Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germanyd. 31 Mar 1054, Italy (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	Nov 1040
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  Family 1	SAXONY, Ethelinda Von ,   b. Abt 1042, England England
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  Family 2	NORTHUMBIA, Countess Judith ,   b. 24 Nov 1031, Flanders, France Flanders, Franced. 4 Mar 1094, Weingarten, Ravensburg, Württemberg, Deutschland (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	1071	Flandre, France   [3, 4]
  Children	+ 1. BAVARIA, Duke Heinrich ,   b. 1074, Kelheim, Herzogtum Bayer, HRR Kelheim, Herzogtum Bayer, HRRd. 13 Dec 1126, Ravensburg, Donaukreis, Württemberg, Germany (Age 52 years)
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  from www.geni.com Welf Also Known As: "Guelph IV of Bavaria" Birthdate: 1032 (69) Birthplace: Este, Veneto, Italy Death: Died November 6, 1101 in Paphos, Cyprus Place of Burial: Weingarten, Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg,, Germany Immediate Family: Son of March. Alberto Azzo II, conte di Luni and Cunegonde of Altdorf Husband of Othelindis Gräfin von Holland; Matilde di Canossa di Toscane, la Gran Contessa and Judith of Flanders Ex-husband of Ethelinde von Northeim Father of Kunizza of Bavaria; Dorothea von Bayern; Welf V, duke of Bavaria; Herzog Guelph V "The Fat " von Bayern; Henry IX the black, duke of Bavaria and 2 others Brother of Guelph IV d'Este Herzog von Bayern Half brother of Fulco I d'Este; Hughues d'Este, comte du Maine and Adelasia Occupation: Hertug av Bayern, Duque da Bavária, DUKE OF BAVARIA, Duc, de Bavière 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 II, Duke of Bavaria. When Duke Otto had become an enemy of King Henry IV, Welf divorced Ethelinde, and in 1070 was appointed duke of Bavaria. During the Investiture Controversy, Welf sided with Pope Gregory VII, and in March 1077 supported the election of Rudolf of Rheinfelden as anti-king. King Henry, in consequence of these repeated acts of rebellion, deprived him of his newly-acquired sovereignty; but, supported by his faithful Bavarians, and aided by his father in Italy, he was able to maintain his place, and to set the ban of the empire at defiance in May 1077. In 1071, Welf married Judith of Flanders, daughter of Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders, and the widow of Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria. Welf had the following children from his marriage with Judith of Flanders: Welf, born 1072 Henry (d. 13 December 1126) Kunizza, died 6 March 1120, married Frederick Rocho, Count of Dießen 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 Weingarten Abbey. He was succeeded as duke of Bavaria by his son Welf. BIO: Duke of Bavaria, 1070. A crusader, died in Cyprus on a crusade. ** from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BAVARIA.htm#HeinrichXBavariadied1139B, as of 10/29/2014 WELF [IV], son of ALBERTO AZZO [II] Conte di Luni [Este] & his first wife Kunigunde von Altdorf [Welf] ([1030/40]-Paphos Cyprus 9 Nov 1101, bur Cyprus, removed to Weingarten, near Lake Constance). The Annalista Saxo names "Welfum seniorum" son of "Azoni marchioni de Langobardia de castris Calun et Estin" (called "Welphus filius Azzonis marchionis Italorum" in an earlier passage[297]) and his wife "Cunizam"[298]. After the death of his maternal uncle Welf III, he was summoned from Italy by his maternal grandmother to inherit the Welf family properties in Swabia and Bavaria[299]. He was installed in 1070 as WELF I Duke of Bavaria by Heinrich IV King of Germany. Duke Welf supported Rudolf von Rheinfelden, anti-king of Germany, and was deposed as Duke of Bavaria in 1077 by Heinrich IV. "Heinricus…rex" granted property of "Welfo dux dum erat dux…in pago Passir…in comitatu Gerungi et in comitatu Friderici" to the church of Brixen by charter dated 1078[300]. "Dux Gewelfo eiusque…uxor Iudita" donated property to Kloster Weingarten, with the consent of "filiorum suorum Gwelfonis et Heinrici", dated 12 Mar 1094[301]. He sought to reassert his position in northern Italy against Emperor Heinrich IV by arranging, through Pope Urban II, the marriage of his son to the powerful landowner Matilda Ctss of Tuscany. In 1095, Welf IV was reconciled with the emperor, who regranted him the duchy of Bavaria[302]. He undertook an expedition to Italy after the death of his father in 1097 to assert his position in the inheritance over his half-brothers[303]. Albert of Aix records that "Willelmus comes et princeps Pictaviensium, de sanguine et origine Henrici tertii imperatoris Romanorum" crossed Hungary peacefully with "duce Bawariorum Welfone et…comitssa…Ida de marchia Osterrich", entered the territory of the Bulgars in which "duce Bulgarorum Guz" refused their passage into Adrianople, but that Guillaume captured "ducem Bulgarorum" who was forced to allow the pilgrims to continue, undated but in a passage adjacent to text which records events in 1101[304]. Albert of Aix records that, after their army was dispersed in Asia Minor by the Turks, Duke Welf eventually reached Jerusalem to complete his pilgrimage but died in Cyprus on the return journey[305]. Ekkehard records the death of Welf Duke of Bavaria and his burial in Cyprus[306]. The necrology of Weingarten records the death "V Id Nov" of "Welf dux senior hic sepultus"[307], which suggests that his body was moved after its first burial in Cyprus. [m firstly ---. According to Jordan, the first wife of Duke Welf I was "the descendant of an unknown Italian line" but he cites no primary source in support of the statement[308]. No other reference to this alleged first marriage has been found.] m [firstly/secondly] (divorced 1070) as her first husband, ETHELINDE von Northeim, daughter of OTTO I Graf von Northeim Duke of Bavaria & his wife Richenza of Swabia [Ezzonen]. The Annalista Saxo names "Heinricum Crassum comitem…Sifridum de Boumeneburh et Cononem comitem de Bichlinge et tres filias, ex quibus unam nomine Ethilindam accept Welpho dux Bawarie et postquam eam repudiavit duxit eam Herimannus comes de Calverla" as children of Otto von Northeim & his wife[309]. Her husband repudiated her after the disgrace of her father, whom Heinrich IV King of Germany deprived of the duchy of Bavaria[310]. She married secondly Hermann Graf von Calvelage. The Annales Stadenses refers to the four daughters of Otto, specifying that "tertia fuit uxor Hermanni de Calvela, que genuit Ottonem et Heinricum comites de Ravenesberch" without naming her[311]. m [secondly/thirdly] ([1071]) as her second husband, JUDITH de Flandre, widow of TOSTIG Godwinson Earl of Northumbria, daughter of BAUDOUIN IV Count of Flanders & his second wife [Eléonore] de Normandie ([1033]-[5] Mar 1094, bur St Martin Monastery). The Annalista Saxo names "Iudhita…amita Rodberti comitis de Flandria ex cognatione beati Ethmundi regis" as husband of "Haroldi" (in error for Tostig) but correctly names her second husband "Welphus filius Azzonis marchionis Italorum"[312]. The Genealogia Welforum names "filiam comitis Flandrie, reginam Anglie, Iuditam nomine" as wife of Welf[313]. Florence of Worcester says that Judith was "daughter of Baldwin Count of Flanders" but does not specify which Count Baldwin nor is this clear from the context[314]. According to the Vita Ædwardi Regis, she was the sister of Count Baudouin V[315]. Alberic de Trois Fontaines asserts that Judith was one of the children of Baudouin V Count of Flanders & his wife Adela de France[316], but there are other clear errors in his listing of this couple's children so the statement should be viewed with caution. Judith is also listed as the daughter of Count Baudouin V (after Mathilde) in a manuscript whose attribution to Orderic Vitalis is disputed, which also shows her first marriage[317]. The date of her first marriage is confirmed by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle which records that "earl Godwine" fled after the Council of 9 Sep 1051 "with Tostig and his wife who was a kinswoman of Baldwin of Bruges"[318]. Judith moved to Denmark after her first husband was killed. "Dux Gewelfo eiusque…uxor Iudita" donated property to Kloster Weingarten, with the consent of "filiorum suorum Gwelfonis et Heinrici", dated 12 Mar 1094[319]. The Chronicon of Bernold records the death "1094 IV Non Mar" of "Iuditha uxor ducis Welfonis Baioariæ" and her burial "apud monasterium…Sancti Martini" built by her husband[320]. The necrology of Raitenbuch records the death "III Non Mar" of "Iudinta regina Anglie, filia marchionis de Este uxor Welfonis nostri fundatoris"[321], exaggerating her status resulting from her first marriage and confusing her paternity. The necrology of Weingarten records the death "III Non Mar" of "Judita dux regina Anglie"[322], also exaggerating her status resulting from her first marriage. Duke Welf & his [second/third] wife had two children: 1. WELF [V] ([1073]-Burg Kaufering 24 Sep 1120, bur Weingarten). m (in secret mid-1089, separated summer 1095[329]) as her second husband, MATILDA Signora di Canossa Ctss of Tuscany, widow of GODEFROI III "le Bossu" Duke of Lower Lotharingia, daughter and heiress of BONIFAZIO Marchese of Tuscany, Signor di Canossa & his second wife Beatrix of Upper Lotharingia ([Mantua] 1046-Bondeno de' Roncovi 24 Jul 1115, bur Monastery of San Benedetto di Polirone, transferred 1633 to St Peter's Rome). 2. HEINRICH ([1074]-Ravensburg 13 Dec 1126, bur Weingarten). He succeeded his brother in 1120 as HEINRICH IX "der Schwarze" Duke of Bavaria. ** from Wikipedia listing for Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, as of 10/29/2014 Welf I (died 6 November 1101, Paphos, Cyprus) 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 genealogy of the Elder House of Welf he is counted as Welf IV. Welf was the son of Azzo II of Este and his wife Kunigunde 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 of Northeim, daughter of Otto II, Duke of Bavaria. Although the Marquis of Este, guided by his cousin Matilda, continued firm in the pope's interests, his son Welf, who had succeeded to the Bavarian states, and whose views were more immediately directed to Germany, supported the emperor. When his father-in-law, Duke Otto had become an enemy of King Henry IV and forfeited his duchy, Welf remained loyal to the king. In compliance with Henry's commands, he repudiated and divorced his duchess, Ethelinde, and soon thereafter (in 1070) he was rewarded for his fidelity by being appointed Duke of Bavaria in Otto's stead. This event took place at Goslar in 1070, when the States of Bavaria submitted quietly to the newly made duke, who was the representative of one of the most ancient families in the province. His repudiation of the duchess, which could have been considered an act of injustice, does not seem to have been held against him. During the Investiture Controversy, however, Welf changed sides, turning against the emperor — supporting Pope Gregory VII as well as lending his support for the election of Rudolf of Rheinfelden as anti-king in March 1077. Pope and emperor were superficially reconciled in 1076, but the following year saw them again engaged in active hostilities. Henry, in consequence of these repeated acts of rebellion, declared Welf deposed in his newly acquired duchy. However, supported by his faithful Bavarians, and aided by his father in Italy, Welf was able to maintain his place, and openly defy the ban of the empire in May 1077. Welf joined the discontented princes who supported the standard of Rudolph, at a time when any who refused to follow the pope's direction could expect to be excommunicated by the church — a potent and effective threat in the social and political conditions of the time. However, Gregory died in 1085 and his successors took a less intensive part in the affairs of Germany. Welf, though still adhering to the party of the church, began to relax in his exertions to maintain the anti-king. In 1089, Welf's son Welf married Matilda of Tuscany, thus strengthening relationships with the pope. However, after the younger Welf divorced Matilda in 1095, Welf made amends with King Henry IV and was reconfirmed in his position as Duke of Bavaria. After the divorce, in 1070, from his first wife, Welf married Judith of Flanders, daughter of Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders, and the widow of Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria. 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 what would become known as the Crusade of 1101, along with William IX of Aquitaine, Hugh of Vermandois and Ida of Austria. His main success was to prevent a clash between fellow Crusaders, who had been pillaging Byzantine territory on their way to Constantinople, and the Byzantine emperor's Pecheneg mercenaries. The Crusade itself, entering Anatolia, ended disastrously; after passing Heraclea in September, Welf's Bavarians — like other crusader contingents — were ambushed and massacred by the Turkish troops of Kilij Arslan I, the Seljuq Sultan of Rûm. Welf himself escaped the fiasco, but died on his way back in Paphos, Cyprus, in 1101 and was buried in Weingarten Abbey. He was succeeded as Duke of Bavaria by his son Welf. Children Welf had the following children from his marriage with Judith of Flanders, daughter of Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders: Welf, born 1072 Henry (d. 13 December 1126) Kunizza, died 6 March 1120, married Frederick Rocho, Count of Dießen References Genealogie Mittelalter Sir Andrew Halliday Annals of the House of Hannover, v.1, London, 1826. at Google Books Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis, Line 166-23 The Plantagenet Ancestry by William Henry Turton, Page 40 ** from The World of the Middle Ages (John L. LaMonte) p 346-- The capture of Jerusalem had brought an immediate response in Western Europe--severl bands of crusaders set out for Palestine. This expedition, the crusade of 1101, was led by... Welf of Bavaria... The expedition reached the East in three divisions, each of which was destroyed before the other arrived... ** from The World of the Middle Ages, p 260-- With the advent of Urban, a vigorous papal policy reversed the position of the two contestants. The pope arranged an alliance with Duke Welf of Bavaria and the Countess Matilda of Tuscany (who married Welf the Younger), which stirred up a revolt in both Germany and Italy. Conrad the son of Henry IV, was persuaded to revolt against his father... Henry (# ) was a tough old warrior and hard to beat. He battered down the rebellion of the German nobles; he won of Welf of Bavaria... Birth: 1032 Death: Nov. 6, 1101, Cyprus 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 II, Duke of Bavaria. When Duke Otto had become an enemy of King Henry IV, Welf divorced Ethelinde, and in 1070 was appointed duke of Bavaria. During the Investiture Controversy, Welf sided with Pope Gregory VII, and in March 1077 supported the election of Rudolf of Rheinfelden as anti-king. King Henry, in consequence of these repeated acts of rebellion, deprived him of his newly-acquired sovereignty; but, supported by his faithful Bavarians, and aided by his father in Italy, he was able to maintain his place, and to set the ban of the empire at defiance in May 1077. In 1071, Welf married Judith of Flanders, daughter of Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders, and the widow of Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria. Welf had the following children from his marriage with Judith of Flanders: Welf, born 1072 Henry (d. 13 December 1126) Kunizza, died 6 March 1120, married Frederick Rocho, Count of Dießen 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 Weingarten Abbey. He was succeeded as duke of Bavaria by his son Welf. Family links: Parents: Albert Azzo II (1009 - 1097) Kunigunde von Altdorf (1020 - 1054) Spouse: Judith of Flanders (1033 - 1094)* Children: Welf II of Bavaria (1072 - 1120)* Henry Duke of Bavaria (1074 - 1126)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Weingarten Abbey Ravensburger Landkreis Baden-Württemberg, Germany Maintained by: Mad Originally Created by: Jerry Ferren Record added: Dec 01, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 62396919

  
  

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  [S72] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM), (June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998). [S64] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index. Guelph IV Duke Bavaria; Male; Birth: About 1033 , , Bayern; Baptism: 24 APR 1996 SDIEG; Endowment: 01 SEP 1998 SDIEG; No source information is available. Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church to request LDS temple ordinances. Search performed using PAF Insight on 22 Sep 2004 [S64] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index. Judith OR Fausta Countess Of NORTHUMBRIA; Female; Birth: About 1037; Father: Baldwin V Count Of FLANDERS; Mother: Adele OR Alix Princess Of FRANCE; Spouse: Guelph IV Duke Of BAVARIA; Marriage: 1071 ; No source information is available. Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church. Search performed using PAF Insight on 21 Sep 2004 [S64] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index. Judith OR Fausta Countess NORTHUMBRIA; Female; Birth: About 1037; Spouse: Guelph IV Duke Bavaria; Marriage: 1071 , , Bayern; No source information is available. Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church. Search performed using PAF Insight on 24 Sep 2004