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Welf I, Duke of Bavaria

c. 1035–1101 · 11th century · Also known as Welf IV

Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, counted as Welf IV of his family, was the founder of the Bavarian line of the House of Welf. Made duke by Emperor Henry IV in 1070, he was deposed in 1077 for joining the emperor's opponents in the Investiture Controversy and restored in 1096. With his wife Judith of Flanders he endowed Weingarten Abbey. He died in Cyprus in 1101 on his way home from a crusade.

Welf I, Duke of Bavaria
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Imperial Abbey of Weingarten

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