Welf (Welfhard) av Bayern, "Welf 2"

Abt 1072 - 1120  (48 years)

• Name	Welf (Welfhard) av Bayern
  Suffix	"Welf 2"
  Nickname	"The fat"
  Birth	Abt 1072
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1101	Bayern, Tyskland   [1]
  	Hertug av Bayern.
  	Welf 2, or Welfhard, called Welf the Fat, was duke of Bavaria from 1101 until his death. In the Welf genealogy, he is counted as Welf 5. Welf was the oldest son of Welf 1, Duke of Bavaria, and his wife Judith of Flanders. In 1089, he was married to Matilda of Tuscany, who was 26 years older, in order to strengthen the relation between his family and the pope during the Investiture Controversy between king and pope. During King Henry 4's Italian campaign of 1090, Welf and Matilda fought against the King. Since Matilda had secretly transferred her property to the Church before her marriage, Welf left her in 1095 and, together with his father, changed sides to King Henry 4, possibly in exchange for a promise of succeeding his father as duke of Bavaria. After his father's death in 1101 Welf indeed inherited the office of duke of Bavaria. He continued his alliance with the kings; he did not remarry and died childless in 1120. Welf was buried at Weingarten Abbey. [1]
  Death	24 Sep 1120	Kaufering, Landsberg, Bayern, Tyskland
  Person ID	I1368	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Welf av Bayern   d. 6 Nov 1101, Pafos, Kypros
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Judith av Flandern,   b. Abt 1033, Flandern, Belgia d. 05 Mar 1094, England (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	1070  [1]
  	After the divorce, in 1070, from his first wife, Welf married Judith of Flanders, daughter of Baldwin 4, Count of Flanders, and the widow of Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria. [1]
  Family ID	F5472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S754] Wikipedia (Reliability: 1).