House of Welf
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The House of Welf is a European dynasty that has included many German and British monarchs from the 11th century to the 20th century and Emperor Ivan VI of Russia in the 18th century. The originally F
Kunigunde of Altdorf, sister of Welf III, wife of Albert Azzo II of Este, Margrave of Milan, parents of Welf IV
Welf I, Duke of Bavaria (c. 1030/1040 – 1101)
Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (1073–1120)
Henry the Proud (1102–1139), Duke of Bavaria and Saxony, and his wife Gertrud of Saxony, daughter of Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor, Duke of Saxony
House of Hanover
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The House of Hanover is a German royal house with roots tracing back to the 17th century. Its members, known as Hanoverians, ruled Hanover, Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Empire at various ti
House of Welf
…century later, through the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire and the rise of a new successor kingdom. The British royal family became known as the House of Hanover. The "Electorate of Hanover" (the core duchy) was enlarged with the addition of other lands and became the Kingdom of Hanover in 1814 at the Congress…
George I (1714–1727)
George II (1727–1760)
George III (1760–1820)
George IV (1820–1830)