Welf I or Welfo (died before 876) was a
Swabian nobleman. He was a member of the
Elder House of Welf.
Welf was probably a son of
Conrad I of Auxerre, and seems to have taken over his father's offices in Swabia, namely: count of
Alpgau, count of
Linzgau, and possibly count of
Argengau. However, when Conrad and his other sons changed allegiance from King
Louis the German
Louis the German (German language, German: ''Ludwig der Deutsche''; c. 806/810 – 28 August 876), also known as Louis II of Germany (German language, German: ''Ludwig II. von Deutschland''), was the first king of East Francia, and ruled from 8 ...
to his half-brother King
Charles the Bald
Charles the Bald (; 13 June 823 – 6 October 877), also known as CharlesII, was a 9th-century king of West Francia (843–877), King of Italy (875–877) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–877). After a series of civil wars during t ...
in 859, Welf disappears from the historical record. It is assumed that he fell out of favor with King Louis and lost his offices; the Swabian branch of the Elder Welfs was not mentioned again until
Rudolf II, Count of Altdorf, who died around 990 and was — according to legend — a descendant of Welf.
Genealogy
His son was Eticho, count of Ammergau (died after 911), who married Egila and had a son:
* Henry, Count of the Golden Wagon; who married Atha von Hohenwart and had issue:
** Rudolf I, Count of Altdorf, who married Siburgis and had a son:
***
Rudolf II, Count of Altdorf.
External link
The Elder House of Welf
Elder House of Welf
Counts in Germany
9th-century deaths
Year of birth unknown
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