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Hedwig of Bavaria
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Hedwig, Duchess of Bavaria, wife of Welf I, was mother of the Empress Judith; the ancestress-figure of the Welf house whose name still marks European history.
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✓ HEDWIG, Duchess of BAVARIA (of the Saxon Eticho/Guelph kin, note-only); wife of Welf I; mother of Judith (our line). Standard well-documented medieval genealogy per the cited authorities (web-confirmed 7 Aug 2026); contested rungs note-only, not hardened. ||RESEARCH-FLAG|| ~ (14 Sep 2026): wife of the elder Welf, mother of Empress Judith - her name (Heilwig/Hedwig) and SAXON origin are recorded, her parentage is not. Effectively FRONTIER.