House of Welf in Saxony

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The House of Welf in Saxony was a powerful medieval German noble family that rose to prominence as dukes in northern Germany and later produced influential European rulers, including Holy Roman Emperors and kings.

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House of Welf in Saxony canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval German dynasty
noble family
coatOfArms golden lion on red field (Brunswick-Lüneburg arms)
country Holy Roman Empire
dynasticBranchOf Welf dynasty
linked to: House of Welf
ethnicGroup Germans
hasTitle Duke of Bavaria
Duke of Brunswick
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Duke of Lüneburg
Duke of Saxony
Holy Roman Emperor
King of England
King of Germany
King of Great Britain
King of Hanover
King of Italy
King of the Romans
Prince-elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
inConflictWith Hohenstaufen dynasty
language Middle High German
laterReligion Lutheranism
notableMember Ernest Augustus I of Hanover
Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover
Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
George I of Great Britain
George II of Great Britain
George III of the United Kingdom
George IV of the United Kingdom
George V of Hanover
Henry the Lion
Henry the Proud
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Sophia of Hanover
Welf I, Duke of Bavaria
William IV of the United Kingdom
linked to: William IV
partOf House of Welf
politicalRole ducal house in northern Germany
princely house of the Holy Roman Empire
produced Holy Roman Emperors
linked to: Holy Roman Emperor

kings of Germany
kings of Great Britain
kings of Hanover
linked to: King of Hanover
region Saxony
northern Germany
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
riseToProminence 11th century
timePeriod High Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages

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Billung dynasty succeededBy House of Welf in Saxony