House of Welf

Coat of Arms
House of Welf
Margraves of Milan
Dukes of Bavaria and Saxony
Ancient arms
Earlier members of this family were referred to as Obertenghi or Adalbertini
House of Welf
Counts Palatine of the Rhine
Arms assumed from Hohenstaufen family as successors in Palatinate of Rhine
From ca.1195

Cadet Branches
House of Malaspina
Lords of Lunigiana, Val Trebbia, Fosdinovo and Castevoli
Marquises of Mulazzo, Madrignano, Tresana and Villafranca
Issued from Oberto Obizzo, younger son of Oberto II, Margrave of Milan
House of Pallavicini
Lords of Polesine, Zibello, Salosmaggiore, Marcignano and Varano de' Melegari
Counts of Aucia
Marquises of Busseto, Cortemaggiore and Tabiano
Issued from Adalberto I, younger son of Oberto I, Margrave of Milan
House of Este
Lords of Este, Ferrara, Modena and Reggio
Marquises of Ferrara and Modena
Dukes of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio
Issued from Folco, son of Alberto Azzo II, Margrave of Milan from his 2nd marriage
House of Welf-Spoleto
Counts of Altdorf and Ravensburg
Margraves of Tuscany
Dukes of Spoleto
Issued from Welf VI, 3rd son of Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria
Swabian branch
House of Brunswick
Lords of Grubenhagen, Göttingen, Calenberg and Wolfenbüttel
Dukes of Brunswick and Lüneburg
Issued from William, 4th son of Henry the Lion from his 2nd marriage

Personal Arms
Otto IV Welf
Emperor of Holy Roman Empire
Alternative arms from Otto IV and Beatrice of Hohenstaufen wedding-chest in 1209
Same arms is found on the pommel of Otto's Imperial Sword
Otto IV Welf
Emperor of Holy Roman Empire
Attributed Or variant arms