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'''Welf I''' or '''Welfo''' (died before 876) was a [[Swabia]]n nobleman. He was a member of the [[Elder House of Welf]]. |
'''Welf I''' or '''Welfo''' (died before 876) was a [[Swabia]]n nobleman. He was a member of the [[Elder House of Welf]]. |
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Welf was probably a son of [[Conrad I |
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]] to King [[Charles the Bald]] 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. |
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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 to King Charles the Bald 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.