BAVARIA, Princess Cunigunde

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• Name	BAVARIA, Cunigunde
  Prefix	Princess
  Birth	1020	Weingarten, Landkreis Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  Gender	Female
  Death	31 Mar 1054	Italy
  Burial	Apr 1054	Abbey of Vangadizza, Italy
  WAC	22 Jun 2013	WASHI
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  Father	BAVARIA, Duke Guelph II ,   b. Abt 972, Bavaria, Germany Bavaria, Germanyd. 10 Mar 1030, Altdorf, Württemberg, Germany (Age 58 years)
  Mother	LUXEMBURG, Countess Jutta ,   b. 991, Limbourg, Belgium Limbourg, Belgiumd. 21 Aug 1057 (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F16300	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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)
  Marriage	Nov 1040
  Children	+ 1. BAVARIA, Duke Guelph IV ,   b. 1035, Este, Venice, Veneto, Italy Este, Venice, Veneto, Italyd. 6 Nov 1101, Paphos, Cyprus (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F16172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  BIOGRAPHY: Kunigunde of Altdorf From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kunigunde of Altdorf Margrave Alberto Azzo II and first wife Kunigunde Spouse(s)Albert Azzo II, Margrave of MilanNoble familyHouse of GuelphFatherWelf II of AltdorfMotherImiza of LuxembourgBornc. 1020Died31 August 1054 Kunigunde of Altdorf (also known as Cunegonde or Chuniza; c. 1020 – 31 August 1054) was a member of the Swabian line of theElder House of Welf. She was also the ancestress of the younger House of Guelph, a cadet branch of the House of Este. Life[edit] Kunigunde was the only daughter of Welf II, Count of Altdorf, and Imiza of Luxembourg. She was named after her mother’s auntCunigunde, who was married to Emperor Henry II.[1] Her brother was Welf III (died 1055), the last member of the Elder House of Welf. Kunigunde married c. 1035 to Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan, Luni, and Tortona.[2] He was the only son of Albert Azzo I and his wife Adelaide. Kunigunde's dowry included the estate of Elisina (modern Solesino) which had formed part of her mother, Imiza’s dowry.[3] Kunigunde and Albert Azzo had one son: Welf IV (between 1030 and 1040 – 9 November 1101 in Paphos). He was named after his uncle, Welf III, whose property he later inherited. In 1070, Welf IV also succeeded to the duchy of Bavaria, which had once been ruled by his great-great-uncleHenry V, Duke of Bavaria. References[edit] B. Schneidmüller: Die Welfen. Herrschaft und Erinnerung (819–1252). (Stuttgart, 2000) K. Baaken, ‘Elisina curtis nobilissima. Welfischer Besitz in der Markgrafschaft Verona und die Datierung der Historia Welforum,’ Deutsches Archiv 55 (1999), 63-94 Heinrich der Löwe, Insel-Verlag, ISBN 3-458-32622-7 Kunigunde of Altdorf (also known as Cunegonde or Chuniza; c.1020 – 31 August 1054) was the ancestress of the younger House of Guelph, a cadet branch of the House of Este. She was the only daughter of Count Welf II of Altdorf (d. 1030) and his wife Ermengarde (d. 1057), daughter of Count Frederick of Luxembourg (d. 1019) and Irmentrud of Gleiberg. Kunigunde of Altdorf was a niece of the Empress Kunigunde (d. 1033). Her brother was Welf III (d. 1055), the last member of the Elder House of Welf. Kunigunde married c.1035 to Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan, Luni, and Tortona. He was the only son of Albert Azzo I and his wife Adelaide. They had one son: +++Welf IV, (between 1030 and 1040 – 9 November 1101 in Paphos, was Duke of Bavaria from 1070 to 1077. He was named after his uncle, Welf III.