Family
 Welf of Bavaria, Duke or Count 1) 2) 3) 4)Died before 825 3 Sep 1) Notes: Welf is the earliest "certain" progenitor of the Welf family. He was referred to as a Duke of noble, Bavarian descent by Thegan - suggesting some connection to the various noble Bavarian families. Any attempt to Married/ Related to:  Hedwig Unknown, Abbess of Chelles 5) 3)Died after 832 5 November 5) Notes: Hedwig was identified as of the most noble Saxon race by Thegan and there is circumstantial evidence suggesting kinship with Count Egbert. The nature of that relationship is, however, unclear. Abbess of Chelles, later in life. Children: 1. Conrad of Auxerre, Count in Argengau and Linzgau 4)Died after 862 22 March 1) Notes: Conrad's identification as a son of Welf, is indirect - through texts (e.g. Nithard and Thegan) that identify Judith as a sister of Conrad and Rudolf. | |||
Sources
1) Source: The Henry Project . External Linkhttps://fasg.org/projects/henryproject/data/welf0000.htm. Reference: Welf (Questionable reliability of evidence)
2) Source: Carolingian Chronicles: Royal Frankish Annals and Nithard's Histories "819... the emperor married Judith, daughter of Count Welf". Reference: RFA (Data from secondary evidence)
3) Source: Vita Hludovici Imperatoris "Sequenti vero anno accepit filiam Hwelfi ducis sui, qui erat de nobilissima progenie Bawariorum, et nomen virginis Iudith, quae erat ex parte matris, cuius nomen Eigilwi, nobilissimi generis Saxonici, eamque reginam constituit.". Reference: 26 (Data from direct source)
4) Source: Les Félins de Brunswick: Henri le Lion, duc de Saxe, et ses fils: l'empereur Otton IV, le comte palatin Henri (XIIe et XIIIe siècles) A family tree for the early House of Welf, claiming to only show known facts.. Reference: Page 259 (Questionable reliability of evidence)
5) Source: The Henry Project . External Link
https://fasg.org/projects/henryproject/data/heilw000.htm. Reference: Heilwig (Eigilwi, Hegilwich) (Questionable reliability of evidence)
6) Source: The Henry Project . External Link
https://fasg.org/projects/henryproject/data/judit003.htm. Reference: Judith (Questionable reliability of evidence)
7) Source: Carolingian Chronicles: Royal Frankish Annals and Nithard's Histories "823... in the meantime Queen Irmengardis, their mother, died, and a short time later Emperor Louis married Judith, who gave birth to Charles.". Reference: Nithard's Histories (Data from secondary evidence)
8) Source: Genealogia comitum Bulonensium A short genealogy connecting the early Merovingians to the later counts of Boulogne, written circa the 11th century. The earliest generations are almost certainly fictional. Considered a reliable secondary source for generations from Arnulf of Metz onwards. Considered a "primary" source for events from the year 1000 onwards.. External Link
https://www.dmgh.de/mgh_ss_9/index.htm#page/300/ (Data from secondary evidence)
9) Source: Vita Hludovici Imperatoris "Alio anno venit Wormatiam, ubi et Karolo filio suo, qui erat ex Iudith augusta natus, terram Alamannicam, et Redicam, et partem aliquam Burgundiae, coram filiis suis Hluthario et aequivoco suo tradidit; et illi inde indignati sunt una cum Pippino germano eorum.". Reference: 35 (Data from direct source)