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He was the only Welf to become Holy Roman Emperor. Coat-of-arms of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Henry the Lion's grandson Otto the Child became duke of a part of Saxony in 1235, the new Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and died there in 1252. The duchy was divided several times during the High Middle Ages amongst various lines of the House of ...
It was based on the two castles in Brunswick and Lüneburg and the associated estate of the House of Welf. In 1269 there was a first division between the brothers Albrecht and Johann . The resulting principalities of Brunswick and Lüneburg together continued to form the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
Coat of arms of the House of Welf (Brunswick-Lüneburg). Blazon: Per pale, I Gules two lions passant guardant Or (for Brunswick), II Or a semy of hearts Gules a lion rampant Azure (for Lunenburg). Date: 7 May 2018: Source: Own work. Author: FDRMRZUSA: Permission (Reusing this file)
The elder branch of the original House of Este, known as the House of Welf (were also called Guelfs "Guelf" or "Guelph" which derives from the Italianized name for original “Welf”), produced dukes of Bavaria (1070–1139, 1156–1180), dukes of Saxony (1138–1139, 1142–1180), a Holy Roman Emperor, Otto IV (1198–1218), dukes of ...
In 1929 Ernest Augustus, former Duke of Brunswick, Head of House of Hanover, sold 82 items to a consortium of Frankfurt art dealers Saemy Rosenberg, Isaak Rosenbaum, Julius Falk Goldschmidt and Zacharias Hackenbroch for the price of 7.5 million Reichsmark. [1] Items from the Treasure were exhibited in the United States in 1930–31.
Coat of arms of the House of Welf-Brunswick (Braunschweig) Arms of Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor Arms of Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (Chronica Majora) Otto IV (1175 – 19 May 1218) was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 until his death in 1218. Otto spent most of his early life in England and France.
The Elder House of Welf (known as Rudolphins in Burgundy) [1] [2] was a Frankish noble dynasty of European rulers documented since the 9th century. Closely related to the Carolingian dynasty , it consisted of a Burgundian and a Swabian group.
Welf VI and Welf VII from Steingaden Abbey. Welf VII (c. 1135 – 11 or 12 September 1167) was the only son of Welf VI, Duke of Spoleto and Margrave of Tuscany, and Uta, daughter of Godfrey of Calw, count palatine of the Rhine. He was a member of the House of Welf. The ancient arms of the House of Welf: Or a lion azure rampant