Rudolph II, Count of the Swabian Altforf

Family/Spouse: Itha von Oeningen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Miscellaneous: 1020; He was an adherent of Bishop Werner of Strasburg and Duke Ernst of Swabia.

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He founded the Monastery of Ravensburg.

Welf married Ermentrude of Luxemburg about 1015. Ermentrude (daughter of Frederick I, Count of Luxembourg, Count in the Moselgau and Ermentrude von Gleiberg) was born about 1000; died on 21 Aug 1057 in Altenmünster, Bavaria, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: Kuno I was living in 1017.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her name was also spelt Kuniza. She was the heiress of Altdorf from her brother.

Kunigunde married Alberto Azzo II, Marchese d'Este and of the Lombards about 1035. Alberto (son of Alberto Azzo I, Marchese in Liguria and Adela) was born in 997; died on 20 Aug 1097. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Henry von Schweinfurt, Count in the Pegnitz, Altmuhl, and Overnaeb. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: He was the first member of the Welf branch of the House of Este. In the genealogy of the Elder House of Welf he is counted as Welf IV.
• Land/House: 1055; When Welf's maternal uncle, Welf, Duke of Carinthia (also known as Welf III), died childless in 1055, Welf inherited his property.
• Title(s): 1070; He was rewarded for his fidelity by being appointed Duke of Bavaria in Otto's stead. This event took place at Goslar in 1070, when the Duchy of Bavaria submitted quietly to the newly made duke, who was the representative of one of the most ancient families in the province. His repudiation of Ethelinde, which could have been considered an act of injustice, does not seem to have been held against him.
• Military: From 1077 to 1085; During the Investiture Controversy, Welf changed sides turning against the Emperor, supporting Pope Gregory VII as well as lending his support for the election of Rudolf of Rheinfelden in March 1077. Pope and Emperor were superficially reconciled in 1076, but the following year saw them again engaged in active hostilities. Henry, in consequence of these repeated acts of rebellion, declared Welf deposed in his newly acquired duchy. However, supported by his faithful Bavarians and aided by his father in Italy, Welf was able to maintain his place, and openly defy the ban of the Empire in May 1077. Welf joined the discontented princes who supported the standard of Rudolph, at a time when any who refused to follow the pope's direction could expect to be excommunicated by the church—a potent and effective threat in the social and political conditions of the time. However, Gregory died in 1085 and his successors took a less intensive part in the affairs of Germany. Welf, though still adhering to the party of the church, began to relax in his exertions to support Rudolf of Rheinfelden.
• Military: 1099; In 1099, Welf joined what would become known as the Crusade of 1101, along with William IX of Aquitaine, Hugh of Vermandois and Ida of Austria. His main success was to prevent a clash between fellow Crusaders, who had been pillaging Byzantine territory on their way to Constantinople and the Byzantine emperor's Pecheneg mercenaries. The Crusade itself, entering Anatolia, ended disastrously; after passing Heraclea in September, Welf's Bavarians—like other crusader contingents—were ambushed and massacred by the Turkish troops of Kilij Arslan I, the Seljuq Sultan of Rûm. Welf escaped.
• Last Full Review: 12 Aug 2020

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Death: Weis (1976) gives his death date as 6 November 1101, while von Redlich (1941) gives his death date as 8 November 1101.

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Welf married Ethelinde of Northeim in 1062, and was divorced about 1069. Ethelinde was born between 1050 and 1060. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Welf married Judith of Flanders, Countess of Northumbria about 1071. Judith (daughter of Baldwin IV de Lille "Fair Beard", Count of Flanders and Valenciennes and Elena of Normandy) was born about 1033 in Bruges, Flanders, Belguim; died on 5 Mar 1094; was buried in Weingarten Abbey, Weingarten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Last Full Review: 6 Aug 2020

Kuno married Mathilde of Achalm on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
He was on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem when he died.

Family/Spouse: Haziga, Countess of Diessen. Haziga (daughter of Frederick II von Diessen, Count of Diessen and Ermengarde von Gilching) died about 1104. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]