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Welf II (1072 – 24 September 1120, Kaufering), or Welfhard, called Welf the Fat, was duke of Bavaria from 1101 until his death. In the Welf genealogy, he's counted as Welf V. Welf was the oldest son of Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, and his wife Judith of Flanders. In 1089, he was married to Matilda of Tuscany, who was 26 years older, in order to strengthen the relation between his family and the pope during the Investiture Controversy between king and pope. During King Henry IV's Italian campaign of 1090, Welf and Matilda fought against the King.
Since Matilda had secretly transferred her property to the Church before her marriage, Welf left her in 1095 and, together with his father, changed sides to King Henry IV, possibly in exchange for a promise of succeeding his father as duke of Bavaria.
After his father's death in 1101 Welf indeed inherited the office of duke of Bavaria. He continued his alliance with the kings; he didn't remarry and died childless in 1120. Welf was buried at Weingarten Abbey.

Ancestors

Welf's ancestors in three generations>

Welf II, Duke of Bavaria	Father: Welf I, Duke of Bavaria	Paternal Grandfather: Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan	Paternal Great-grandfather: Albert Azzo I, Margrave of Milan
			Paternal Great-grandmother:
		Paternal Grandmother: Kunigunde of Carinthia	Paternal Great-grandfather: Welf II of Altdorf
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Imiza of Luxembourg
	Mother: Judith of Flanders	Maternal Grandfather: Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders	Maternal Great-grandfather: Arnulf II, Count of Flanders
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Rozala of Italy
		Maternal Grandmother: Eleanor of Normandy	Maternal Great-grandfather: Richard II, Duke of Normandy
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Judith of Brittany

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