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Welf I Count in Bavaria
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825
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Welf, a Bavarian and Swabian count, saw his daughter Judith made empress and his descendants become the Welfs, one of the longest-lived dynasties in Europe, ancestors of the dukes of Bavaria and, in the end, of the kings of England.
Research notes
✓ WELF I, Count in Bavaria (d. c.825); m. Hedwig, Duchess of Bavaria; father of Empress Judith (our line). DOCUMENTED FLOOR of the elder WELF house; ancestry above note-only. Standard well-documented medieval genealogy per the cited authorities (web-confirmed 7 Aug 2026); contested rungs note-only, not hardened.