Welf (father of Judith)
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Welf or Hwelf was a 9th century Frankish count. He is the oldest known member of the Elder House of Welf.
Welf is mentioned only once: on the occasion of the wedding of his daughter Judith with Emperor Louis the Pious in 819. Welf was married to Heilwig or Eigilwi, daughter of the Saxon count Isanbart; Heilwig was abbess of Chelles.
Welf had the following children:
- Judith, Roman Empress and Frankish Queen, died 843;
- Rudolf, died 866;
- Conrad, Count of Paris, ancestor of the Welf kings of Burgundy;
- Hemma, Frankish Queen, died 876.
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