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Welf (Welfhard) av Bayern, "Welf 2"

Male Abt 1072 - 1120  (48 years)


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  • Name Welf (Welfhard) av Bayern 
    Suffix "Welf 2" 
    Nickname "The fat" 
    Birth Abt 1072 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1101  Bayern, Tyskland Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1368  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 11 Feb 2021 

    Father Welf av Bayern   d. 6 Nov 1101, Pafos, Kypros Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Judith av Flandern,   b. Abt 1033, Flandern, Belgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 05 Mar 1094, England Find all individuals with events at this location (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 
    1. [S754] Wikipedia (Reliability: 1).


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