Tribe list of the Guelphs

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Tribe list of the Guelphs with the persons represented in the noble family and important links.

Older Guelphs

The Burgundian Guelphs

Count Ruthard as the first known Guelph :

  1. Hardrad
    1. Ruthard († before August 31, 790), Graf im Argengau , "administrator Alemanniae"; ⚭ (I) Haildis († before 771); ⚭ (II) before 771 Ermena († after 771)

The descendants of Welf I .:

  1. Welf I. , † September 3 ..., Count 819, ⚭ Heilwig, around 826 Abbess of Chelles
    1. Judith , † April 9, 843; ⚭ February 819 Ludwig the Pious , † June 20, 840, King of the Franks , Emperor ( Carolingian )
    2. Rudolf I., † January 6, 866, 829 attested, 849 abbot of Jumièges , 856 abbot of Saint-Riquier , 866 count of Ponthieu , buried in Saint-Riquier, ⚭ Hruodun (Roduna), † after 867
      1. Konrad, † 882, Count of Paris and Sens
      2. Welf, † 881, abbot of Sainte-Colombe in Sens and of Saint-Riquier
      3. Hugo, rector of Sainte-Saulve in Valenciennes in 867
      4. Rudolf II., Count, probably: 870/888 Graf, 888/890 Graf im Augstgau , 890 Dux Raetianorum
      5. ? Welf II. , Maybe also a son of Konrad I ( see below ), 842/850 Graf im Linzgau , 852–858 Graf im Alpgau
        → probable descendants see below: The Swabian Guelphs
    3. Konrad I., † September 21 after 862, 830 Dux nobilissimus (i.e. Duke in Alemannia ), 839 - after 849 Count in Argengau , 839 Count in Alpgau , 844 Count in Linzgau , 849 Count of Paris , after 860 Count of Auxerre as a follower of Charles des Bald ; ⚭ Aelis , 841–866 attested, daughter of Hugo Count von Tours ( Etichonen ) and Bava, who married Robert the Strong (le Fort), Count of Tours and Paris (X September 15, 866) ( Capetian , Robertiner )
      1. Conrad II , Count of Auxerre , defeated Hugbert bei Orbe ( Vaud ) in 864 , Margrave of Transjurania in 866 , ⚭ Waldrada
        1. Rudolf I , † October 25, 912, 872 Margrave of Transjurania , 878 Count, 888 proclamation in Saint-Maurice-d'Agaune as King of Burgundy ; ⚭ Willa of Burgundy, probably daughter of King Boso of Vienne , King of Niederburgund ( Buviniden ), who married Hugo of Vienne in 912 , King of Italy in 926 († April 10, 947) ( Bosonids )
          1. Rudolf II , † July 11, 937, 912 king of Burgundy , 912/925 king of Italy , buried in Saint-Maurice-d'Agaune; ⚭ probably 922 Bertha von Schwaben , † after January 2, 966, daughter of Burchard II Duke of Swabia ( Burchardinger ), who married Hugo von Vienne on December 12, 937 , King of Italy in 926 († April 10, 947) ( bosonids )
            1. Conrad III. the peacemaker, † October 19, 993, 937/942 underage King of Burgundy , buried in Saint-André-de-Bas in Vienne , ⚭ (I) Adelana, † before March 23, 963; ⚭ (II) around 964 Mathilde, * end 943, † 26/27. January 981/982, daughter of Ludwig IV. King of the West Franks ( Carolingians ), buried in Saint-André-de-Bas in Vienne
              1. (I) Kuno, † after 966
              2. (I) Gisela , † July 21, 1007; ⚭ Heinrich II the brawler Duke of Bavaria , † 995 ( Liudolfinger )
              3. (II) Mathilde, grandmother of Gerold Graf von Geneva . It is possible that her first marriage was to an Egino from Eastern Franconia and thus the ancestor of the Counts of Urach and Achalm. After the Counts of Achalm died out in the male line in 1098, Achalm Castle near Reutlingen , built by them in 1040, went to the Guelphs. In 1164 it was the place of retreat of Duke Welf VII during the Tübingen feud .
              4. (II) Bertha , † January 16 after 1016; ⚭ (I) Odo I. Count of Blois and Chartres , † March 12, 995/996; ⚭ (II) beginning of 997, divorced 1003/1005, Robert II the Pious (le Pieux) , † July 20, 1031 in Melun , King of France , buried in the Abbey of Saint-Denis ( Capetian )
              5. (II) Gerberga , † probably after 1016; ⚭ (I) Hermann Graf von Werl , 978/985; ⚭ (II) around 988 Hermann II Duke of Swabia , † May 4, 1003 ( Konradiner )
              6. (II) Rudolf III. , † September 5 or 6, 1032, 993 King of Burgundy , buried in the cathedral of Lausanne ; ⚭ (I) before 994 Agaltrudis, † between March 21, 1008 and February 18, 1011; ⚭ (II) April 24th / 28th July 1011 Ermengarde, † August 27 after 1057, widow of Rotbald III. Count of Provence
              7. Burchard (Bouchard), † June 22, 1030 or 1031, 978 Archbishop of Lyon , 983 Provost of Saint-Maurice-d'Agaune, Bouchard's mother is Aldiud, the wife of Anselm, the mother of Bishop Anselm of Aosta , Archbishop Burchard (Bouchard) of Vienne , and of Udalrich, Vogt of the church of Vienne , is
            2. Rudolf, 961/962 attested
            3. Burchard (Bouchard), † between June 23, 957 and 959, before 949 Archbishop of Lyon
            4. Adelheid , † December 16, 999; ⚭ (I) 947 before June 27th Lothar II. Co-king of Italy , † November 22nd 950 in Turin ; ⚭ (II) October 951 Otto I , † May 7, 973, Duke of Saxony , 936 German King , 962 Emperor ( Liudolfinger )
          2. Ludwig, 920/929 Count in Thurgau , ⚭ Edgifa, daughter of Edward the Elder , King of England
            1. Heinrich, count in Vaud in 943/963
          3. Waldrada, ⚭ between 921 and July 17, 923 Boniface I, Duke and Margrave of Spoleto , † July / December 953
          4. Judith, 929 attested
        2. Adelheid, 921–928 / 929 attested, received the Romainmôtier monastery from her brother in 888 for life ⚭ Richard Justiciarius (Richard le Justicier), † 921, Duke of Burgundy ( Buviniden )
      2. Hugo Abbas , † May 12, 886 in Orléans , 853 Missus Regius in Auxerre and Abbot of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre , until 861 Abbot of Saint-Riquier , 859/862 Abbot of Saint-Bertin , 861–865 with King Lothar II . , 864 Elekt of Cologne , 865 Count of Auxerre , 866 Margrave in Neustria and Count of Tours and Angers ( Anjou ) as well as Abbot of Saint-Martin de Tours , around 874 Abbot of Saint-Vaast in Arras , before 876 Abbot of Saint- Aignan in Orléans , 877 abbot of Saint-Julien in Auxerre, abbot of Sainte-Colombe in Sens , around 880 archchaplain of the royal chapel, buried in Saint-Germain d'Auxerre
      3. Rudolf, † before 864, Abbot of Saint-Riquier , 849 Abbot of Jumièges
      4. Daughter ; ⚭ Count Udo , † around 885 ( Konradiner )
      5. ? Welf II , perhaps also a son of Count Rudolf I ( see above ), 842/850 Count in Linzgau , 852–858 Count in Alpgau ; → For descendants see below: The Swabian Guelphs
    4. Hemma , † January 13, 876; ⚭ 827 Ludwig the German , 843 King of the Eastern Franks , † August 28, 876 ( Carolingian )

The Swabian Guelphs

  1. Welf II , 842/850 Graf im Linzgau , 852–858 Graf im Alpgau ; → Probable ancestors see above: The Burgundian Guelphs
    1. ? Eticho, attested around 900, † after 911, buried in Ammergau , ⚭ Egila
      1. ? Heinrich with the golden carriage , attested around 900, founder of the Altdorf monastery (from which the Weingarten Abbey emerged ), ⚭ Beata von Hohenwart
        1. ? Rudolf I, attested in 935, buried in Altdorf
          1. ? Rudolf II., † March 10th…, Count von Altdorf, buried there himself, ⚭ Ita von Öhningen, daughter of Konrad I, Duke of Swabia ( Konradiner )
            1. Heinrich, † November 15, probably 1000, Count
            2. Welf II. , † March 10, 1030, Count von Altdorf, Count in the Norital and Inntal , buried in Altdorf, ⚭ Imiza, † after August 2, 1055, daughter of Count Friedrich in Moselgau ( Wigeriche ), buried in Altomünster
              1. Welf III. , † November 13, 1055 at Bodman Castle , 1047 Duke of Carinthia and Margrave of Verona
              2. Kunigunde von Altdorf (Kunizza), † March 31 before 1055; ⚭ around 1035 Alberto Azzo II. D'Este , † 1097 Count of Luni , Tortona and Milan , buried in the monastery of Vangadizza ( Este ); → For offspring, see Este
                1. Welf IV . ; → For descendants see below: Younger Guelphs
              3. ? Konrad, † August 27, 1031, filius adoptivus of Richlind von Ebersberg
            3. Richlind, † June 12, 1045 at Persenbeug Castle , buried in Ebersberg , ⚭ Count Adalbert II. Von Ebersberg , † March 27, 1045 ( Sieghardinger )
        2. ? Konrad the Saint , † November 26, 975, 934 Bishop of Constance
        3. ? Eticho, buried in Constance Cathedral

Rudolf I, Konrad and Eticho were brothers, the fatherhood of Heinrich is uncertain .

Younger Guelphs (House Welf-Este)

  1. Welf IV (* probably 1030/40; † 1101), 1070 Duke of Bavaria , ⚭ (I) divorced 1070, Ethelinde, daughter of Otto von Northeim ; ⚭ (II) around 1070 Judith of Flanders (* 1028; † March 5, 1094), probably daughter of Count Baldwin IV of Flanders ; → For ancestors on paternal side, see Este ; Maternal ancestors see above: Older Guelphs
    1. (II) Welf V. (* probably 1073, † 1120), 1101 Duke of Bavaria, ⚭ around 1089, separated in 1095, Mathilde (* probably 1046, † 1115), Mistress of Canossa , 1053/1056 and 1070/1115 Duchess of Tuscany , Countess of Reggio etc., daughter of Boniface of Canossa
    2. (II) Henry IX. the black (* probably 1074; † 1126), 1120–1126 Duke of Bavaria; ⚭ Wulfhild of Saxony († 1126), daughter of Duke Magnus of Saxony ( Billunger )
      1. Heinrich X. the Proud (* probably 1108; † 1139), 1126–1138 Duke of Bavaria, 1137–1139 Duke of Saxony and Margrave of Tuscia ; ⚭ 1127 Gertrud von Sachsen (* 1115; † 1143), daughter of Emperor Lothar III. ( Supplinburger )
        1. Heinrich the Lion (* probably 1132/33; † 1195), 1142 Duke of Saxony , 1156 Duke of Bavaria, ⚭ (I) around 1148/49, divorced in 1162, Clementia von Zähringen († before 1167), mistress of Badenweiler , daughter of Conrad , 1138 Duke of Burgundy ; ⚭ (II) 1168 Mathilde of England (* 1156; † 1189), daughter of King Henry II ( Anjou-Plantagenet )
          1. (I) Heinrich (young, † November 1)
          2. (I) Gertrud († July 1, 1197), ⚭ (I) 1166 Friedrich IV. Von Rothenburg († 1167), Duke of Swabia ( Staufer ), ⚭ (II) 1177 Knut VI. († November 12, 1202), 1182 King of Denmark ( House Estridsson )
          3. (I) Richinza (testified in 1164; † before 1168)
          4. (II) Richenza, from 1182 Mathilde (* 1172; † January 13, 1209/10), ⚭ (I) 1189 Gottfried Graf von Perche († 1202); ⚭ (II) 1204 Enguerrand III. de Coucy († 1242) ( House Boves )
          5. (II) Heinrich V the Elder of Braunschweig (* probably 1173/74; † 1227), 1195–1212 Count Palatine near Rhine , ⚭ (I) 1193/1194 Agnes von Staufen († 1204), daughter of Count Palatine Konrad ( Staufer ) , ⚭ (II) 1211 Agnes von Wettin († 1248), daughter of Conrad II. Von Landsberg , Margrave of Lower Lusatia
            1. (I) Heinrich II. (* Probably 1196; † 1214), 1212–1214 Count Palatine near Rhine, ⚭ Aachen 1212 Mathilde of Brabant († 1267), daughter of Duke Heinrich I of Brabant
            2. (I) Irmgard (attested in 1212; † 1259), ⚭ around 1217 Margrave Hermann V. von Baden († 1242/43)
            3. (I) Agnes (* probably 1201; † 1267), heiress of the Palatinate County near Rhine, ⚭ 1222 Duke Otto II of Bavaria (1206–1253), 1228 Count Palatine near the Rhine
          6. (II) Lothar (* probably 1174/75; † 1190)
          7. (II) Otto IV. (* Probably 1176/77; † 1218), Roman-German king , crowned in 1198, subsequently elected in 1208, emperor in 1209 ; ⚭ (I) 1212 Beatrix of Swabia (* probably 1198; † 1212) daughter of King Philip of Swabia ; ⚭ (II) 1214 Maria von Brabant († 1260), daughter of Duke Henry I of Brabant
          8. (II) son (* 1182; † young)
          9. (II) Wilhelm (* 1184; † 1213), 1202 Lord of Lüneburg , 1208 Duke of Lüneburg , ⚭ 1202 Helena of Denmark († 1233), daughter of King Waldemar I the Great ( House Estridsson )
            1. Otto I (Braunschweig) (1204–1252), called the child , 1235 Duke of Braunschweig and Lüneburg , ⚭ 1228 Mathilde of Brandenburg (* 1206/15; † 1261), daughter of Margrave Albrecht II ( Ascanian )
              1. Mathilde († 1295/96) ⚭ Count Heinrich II. (Anhalt) (1215–1266), called der Fette
              2. Helene (1231-1273)
              3. Otto († 1247)
              4. Elisabeth von Braunschweig (HRR) (1230–1266) ⚭ Count Wilhelm von Holland (1228–1256) Roman-German King ( Gerulfinger )
              5. Albrecht I (Braunschweig) (1236–1279), called the Great ; → For descendants see below: Altes Haus Braunschweig
              6. Johann I. (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) (around 1242–1277) ⚭ Liutgard von Holstein († after 1289), daughter of Count Gerhard I. von Itzehoe; → For descendants see below: Altes Haus Lüneburg
              7. Otto I of Braunschweig-Lüneburg († 1279), Bishop of Hildesheim
              8. Konrad von Braunschweig-Lüneburg († 1300), Bishop of Verden
              9. Adelheid († 1274) ⚭ Landgrave Heinrich I (Hesse) (1244–1308)
              10. Agnes († after 1302) ⚭ Prince Wizlaw II of Rügen († 1302)
          10. Mathilde (the mother was a daughter of Count Gottfried I von Blieskastel ) (* before 1164, † before 1219), ⚭ 1178 Heinrich Borwin I, Prince of Mecklenburg († 1227)
        2. ? Kunigunde († probably 1140/47), ⚭ Gottfried I. Graf von Ronsberg , Vogt of Ottobeuren Monastery († April 3, 1168/72), 1126/32 attested
      2. Konrad († March 17, 1126), Cistercian monk
      3. Sophie († July 10, before 1147), as a widow nun in Admont , ⚭ (I) Duke Berthold III. von Zähringen (X 1122); ⚭ (II) 1122/33 Leopold the Strong († 1129), Margrave of Steyr
      4. Judith (* probably after 1100; † February 22, probably 1130/31), ⚭ around 1119/21 Duke Friedrich II of Swabia (1090–1147) ( Staufer )
      5. Mathilde († February 6, 1183); ⚭ (I) Diepold IV. Von Vohburg (* around 1120; † probably 1128) ( Rapotonen ), ⚭ (II) around October 24, 1129 Gebhard III. Count of Sulzbach († October 28, 1188)
      6. Welf VI. (* around 1115; † 1191), 1152–1172 Duke of Spoleto and Margrave of Tuscien , 1152 Vogt of Zwiefalten ; ⚭ before January 1133 Uta von Calw , called Duchess of Schauenburg († 1196)
        1. Welf VII († 1167), 1160 Duke of Spoleto
        2. Elisabeth († October 11 between 1164 and probably 1180), ⚭ around 1150 Rudolf von Pfullendorf († 1181)
      7. Wulfhild († May 8 after 1156), 1156 nun of Wessobrunn , ⚭ Rudolf Graf von Bregenz († April 27/28, 1160)
    3. (II) Kunizza († July 6, 1120), ⚭ Friedrich Rocho († November 12 ...), count in 1086, probably von Dießen

Old house Braunschweig

  1. Albrecht I (Braunschweig) (1236–1279), called the Great ; → For ancestors see above: House Welf-Este
    1. Heinrich I (Braunschweig-Grubenhagen) (1267–1322), called the miraculous ⚭ Agnes von Meißen (1264-1322), daughter of Margrave Albrecht II (Meißen) (1240-1314), called the degenerate
      1. Heinrich II. (Braunschweig-Grubenhagen) (around 1289–1351), called the boy
        1. Riddag († around 1366)
        2. Agnes (1318– before 1371) ⚭ Duke Barnim III. (Pomerania) (1303–1368), the church founder
        3. Otto (Taranto) (1319 / 20–1399), Prince of Taranto and Prince of Achaia ⚭ Queen Johanna I (Naples) (around 1326–1382), daughter of Duke Karl (Calabria) (1298–1328)
        4. Johann (1321–1371), Canon of Halberstadt
        5. Louis (around 1323– before 1373), Canon von Cammin
        6. Philip (around 1332-1370 / 1380), constable of Jerusalem; ⚭ (I) Heloise of Dampierre; ⚭ (II) Alice von Ibelin († 1386), widow of King Hugo IV of Cyprus
          1. Helvis (1353-15 January 1421); ⚭ King James I of Cyprus
          2. Johann (after 1353–), Admiral of Cyprus
        7. Balthasar (Braunschweig-Grubenhagen) (1336–1385), Despot of Romania
        8. Thomas (1338–1384), Augustinian monk
        9. Melchior von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen (around 1341–1381), Bishop of Osnabrück and Schwerin
      2. Ernst I. (Braunschweig-Grubenhagen) († 1361), in Einbeck and Osterode
        1. Albrecht I (Braunschweig-Grubenhagen) (around 1339–1383), in Salzderhelden, Grubenhagen and Einbeck ⚭ Agnes von Braunschweig († 1410), daughter of Duke Magnus II (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) (1328–1373), called Torquatus (with the chain)
          1. Erich I. (Braunschweig-Grubenhagen) (around 1383–1427) in Salzderhelden ⚭ Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Göttingen, daughter of Duke Otto I (Braunschweig-Göttingen) (around 1340–1394), called the Quade
            1. Agnes II of Braunschweig-Grubenhagen (1406–1439), abbess of the Gandersheim monastery
            2. Henry III. (Braunschweig-Grubenhagen) (1416–1464), in Grubenhagen ⚭ Margarete von Sagan (1415 / 25–1497), daughter of Duke Johann I (Sagan) (1385–1439)
              1. Heinrich IV. (Braunschweig-Grubenhagen) (1460–1526), ​​in Salzderhelden ⚭ Elisabeth von Sachsen-Lauenburg († 1542), daughter of Duke Johann IV. (Sachsen-Lauenburg) (1439–1507)
            3. Ernst III. († 1466), Provost in Einbeck
            4. Albrecht II. (Braunschweig-Grubenhagen) (1419–1485), in Herzberg, Osterode and Grubenhagen ⚭ Elisabeth von Waldeck (around 1455–1513), daughter of Count Wolrad I (Waldeck) (around 1399–1475)
              1. Philip I (Braunschweig-Grubenhagen) (1476–1551)
                1. Philip (1509-1512)
                2. Ernst III. (Braunschweig-Grubenhagen) (1518–1567) ⚭ Margarethe von Pommern-Wolgast (1518–1569), daughter of Duke Georg I (Pomerania) (1493–1531)
                  1. Elisabeth (1550–1586) ⚭ Duke Johann (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg) (1545–1622)
                3. Elisabeth (1520)
                4. Albrecht (1521–1546), fallen
                5. Philip (1523–1531)
                6. Katherin (1524–1581)
                7. Johann (1526–1557), killed in the battle of Saint-Quentin
                8. Barbara (1528)
                9. Wolfgang (Braunschweig-Grubenhagen) (1531–1595), in Katlenburg and Grubenhagen ⚭ Dorothea von Sachsen-Lauenburg (1543–1586), daughter of Duke Franz I (Sachsen-Lauenburg) (1510–1581)
                10. Philipp II (Braunschweig-Grubenhagen) (1533–1596), in Herzberg and Osterode ⚭ Clara von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1532–1595), daughter of Heinrich II. (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1489–1568), called the Younger ; → Line extinct
              2. Ernst IV († 1496)
              3. Erich von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen (1478–1532), Bishop of Osnabrück, Paderborn and Münster
              4. Sophie, Abbess of Gandersheim
        2. Johann II. († probably 1401)
        3. Ernst von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen (abbot) († 1400/1402), 1369–1371 abbot of Corvey , 1372–1402 provost at the Alexander monastery in Einbeck
        4. Friedrich († 1421) in Herzberg, Salzderhelden, Osterode
          1. Otto II († 1436)
      3. Wilhelm I (Braunschweig-Grubenhagen) († 1360) in Osterode
      4. Johann I († 1367)
      5. Adelheid von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen (approx. 1300–1320) ⚭ Heinrich von Kärnten († 1335)
    2. Albrecht II (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Göttingen) (1268–1318), called the Fette , in Göttingen and Braunschweig ⚭ Rixa von Werle († 1317), daughter of Prince Heinrich I (Werle) (around 1245–1291), murdered
      1. Luther of Braunschweig-Göttingen († 1334)
      2. Bruno of Braunschweig-Göttingen († 1303)
      3. Adelheid of Braunschweig-Göttingen († 1311)
      4. Maud of Braunschweig-Göttingen († 1356)
      5. Otto (Braunschweig-Göttingen) (1292–1344), called the Mild
      6. Albrecht II of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1294–1358), Bishop of Halberstadt
      7. Wilhelm of Braunschweig (1295-1318)
      8. Henry III. von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1296–1363), Bishop of Hildesheim
      9. Richenza of Braunschweig (1298-1317)
      10. Magnus I (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1304–1369), called the Pious , in Braunschweig ⚭ (1327) Sophie of Brandenburg († 1356)
        1. Mathilde († before June 28, 1354); ⚭ (1339) Prince Bernhard III. (Anhalt) († 1348)
        2. Magnus II (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) (1328-1373), called Torquatus (with the chain) ; ⚭ Katharina von Anhalt-Bernburg († 1390), daughter of Prince Bernhard III. (Anhalt) († 1348)
          1. Elisabeth ⚭ Duke Gerhard VI. (Holstein-Rendsburg) († 1404)
          2. Friedrich I (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1357–1400) ⚭ Anna of Saxony-Wittenberg († 1426) , daughter of Elector Wenzel I (Saxony-Wittenberg) (around 1337–1388)
            1. Katharina († before 1439) ⚭ Count Heinrich XXIV. Von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1388–1444), son of Günther XXX. (Schwarzburg) (1352-1416)
            2. Anna of Braunschweig († 1432) ⚭ Duke Friedrich IV. (Tyrol) (1382–1439)
          3. Bernhard I (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) († 1434) ⚭ Margaret of Saxony (before 1370–1418), daughter of Elector Wenzel I (Saxony-Wittenberg) (around 1337–1388); → For descendants see below: Middle House Lüneburg
          4. Heinrich I (Braunschweig) († 1416); → For descendants see below: Middle House Braunschweig
          5. Agnes I († 1410) ⚭ Duke Albrecht I (Braunschweig-Grubenhagen) (1339–1383)
          6. Helene ⚭ Count Erich I von Hoya (brother of Paderborn Bishop Johann I von Hoya )
          7. Elisabeth († 1420) ⚭ Count Moritz IV. Of Oldenburg (1380–1420), son of Conrad II. Of Oldenburg († 1401)
          8. Agnes II (before 1356-before 1434)
          9. Sophie (1358–1416) ⚭ Duke Erich IV. (Saxony-Lauenburg) (1354–1411)
          10. Otto II (Bremen) (around 1364–1406), Archbishop of Bremen
          11. Mechthild (* 1370) ⚭ Count Otto III. (Hoya) († 1428)
        3. Albert II (Bremen) († 1395), Archbishop of Bremen
        4. Heinrich († after January 28, 1382), canon in Hildesheim and Halberstadt
        5. Otto († 1339)
        6. Ludwig I (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) (* before 1349; † November 5, 1367); ⚭ Mechtild von Braunschweig-Lüneburg († before May 16, 1410), daughter of Duke Wilhelm II (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) († 1369)
        7. Agnes (1343-1404); ⚭ (before January 5, 1364) Count Heinrich VII. Von Hohnstein († 1408)
        8. Sophie (around 1340; † around 1394); ⚭ Count Diedrich V. von Hohnstein (around 1306; † 1379)
        9. Ernst († (16./26.) February 1385)
      11. Ernst I. (Braunschweig-Göttingen) (1305–1367), in Göttingen
        1. Otto I. (Braunschweig-Göttingen) (around 1340–1394), called the Quade
          1. Otto II (Braunschweig-Göttingen) (around 1380–1463), called the one-eyed man
        2. Ernst II († after 1357)
        3. Albrecht († after 1363)
    3. Wilhelm I (Braunschweig) (1270–1292), in Wolfenbüttel
    4. Luther of Braunschweig (around 1275–1335), Grand Master of the Teutonic Order

Middle House Lüneburg

  1. Bernhard I (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) († 1434) ⚭ Margaret of Saxony (before 1370–1418), daughter of Elector Wenzel I (Saxony-Wittenberg) (around 1337–1388); → For ancestors see above: Altes Haus Braunschweig
    1. Otto IV. (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) († 1446) ⚭ Elisabeth von Eberstein (before 1415–1468), daughter of Count Hermann VIII. Von Eberstein
    2. Friedrich II. (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) (1418–1478) ⚭ Magdalena von Brandenburg (1412–1454) , daughter of Elector Friedrich I (Brandenburg) (1371–1440)
      1. Bernhard II. (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) († 1464) ⚭ Mathilde von Holstein-Schauenburg († 1468), daughter of Count Otto II. Von Holstein-Schauenburg-Pinneburg (1400–1464)
      2. Otto V. (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) (1439–1471) ⚭ Anna von Nassau-Dillenburg (1441–1514), daughter of Johann IV. (Nassau) (1410–1475)
        1. Heinrich I (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) (1468–1532) ⚭ Margarete von Sachsen (1469–1528) , daughter of Elector Ernst (Saxony) (1441–1486)
          1. Anne (1492– ??)
          2. Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1494–1572) ⚭ Karl von Egmond (1467–1538)
          3. Otto I. (Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Harburg) (1495–1549) ⚭ Meta von Campe († 1580), daughter of Johann III. from Campe - Harburg
            1. Anne (1526–1527)
            2. Otto (1527)
            3. Ernst (1527-1540)
            4. Otto II. (Braunschweig-Harburg) (1528–1603) ⚭ (I) (September 8, 1551) Margarethe von Schwarzburg -Leutenburg (* (1529); † March 18, 1559 in Harburg; ▭ ibid), daughter of Johann Heinrich von Schwarzburg-Leutenberg (1496–1555); ⚭ (II) (October 8, 1562) Hedwig von Ostfriesland (born June 29, 1535 - † December 4, 1616), daughter of Count Enno II (Ostfriesland) (1505–1540)
              1. (I) Elisabeth (1553–1618) ⚭ Erik Brahe Graf zu Visingsborg (1552–1614), Swedish Councilor
              2. (I) Otto Heinrich von Braunschweig-Harburg (1555–1591)
              3. (I) Johann Friedrich (1557-1619)
              4. (I) (child) (1559)
              5. (II) Wilhelm August (Braunschweig-Harburg) (1564–1642)
              6. (II) Enno (1565–1600)
              7. (II) Anna Margarete von Braunschweig-Harburg (1567–1643), provost in the Quedlinburg monastery
              8. (II) Heinrich (1568–1569)
              9. (II) Hedwig (1569-1620)
              10. (II) Christoph (Braunschweig-Harburg) (1570–1606) ⚭ Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1567–1618) , daughter of Julius (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1528–1589)
              11. (II) Otto III. (Braunschweig-Harburg) (1572–1641) ⚭ Hedwig von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1580–1657), daughter of Julius (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1528–1589)
              12. (II) Johann (1573-1625)
              13. (II) Elisabeth (1574-1575)
              14. (II) Katharina Sophie (1577–1665) ⚭ Landgrave Hermann II. Von Schaumburg (1575–1634), son of Count Jobst II. (Schaumburg) (1520–1581)
              15. (II) Friedrich (1578-1605)
              16. (II) August Friedrich (1580)
            5. Friedrich (1530-1533)
            6. Margaret (1532–1539)
            7. Susanna (1536–1581)
          4. Ernst I. (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) (1497–1546) ⚭ Sophie von Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1508–1541) , daughter of Duke Heinrich V (Mecklenburg) (1479–1552)
            1. Franz Otto (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) (1530–1559) ⚭ Elisabeth Magdalene von Brandenburg (1537–1595), daughter of Joachim II (Brandenburg) (1505–1571)
            2. Friedrich (1532–1553)
            3. Heinrich (Braunschweig-Dannenberg) (1533–1598) ⚭ Ursula von Sachsen-Lauenburg (1552 / 53–1620), daughter of Duke Franz I (Sachsen-Lauenburg) (1510–1581); → For descendants see below: New House Braunschweig
            4. Margaret (1534–1596) ⚭ Count Johann von Mansfeld-See († 1567)
            5. Wilhelm the Younger (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) (1535–1592) ⚭ Dorothea of ​​Denmark (1546–1617) , daughter of King Christian III. (Denmark and Norway) (1503-1559); → For descendants see below: New House Lüneburg
            6. Ursula (1536–1538)
            7. Catherine (1537-1540)
            8. Elisabeth Ursula von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1539–1586) ⚭ Count Otto IV. (Schaumburg) (1517–1576)
            9. Magdalene Sophie (1540–1586) ⚭ Count Arnold von Bentheim-Steinfurt (1538–1566)
            10. Sophie (1541–1631) ⚭ Count Poppo XVIII. von Henneberg-Schleusingen (1513–1574)
          5. Apollonia (1499–1571)
          6. Anna of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1502–1568) ⚭ Duke Barnim IX. (Pomerania) (1501–1573)
          7. Franz (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) (1508–1549) ⚭ Klara von Sachsen-Lauenburg (1518–1576), daughter of Duke Magnus I (Sachsen-Lauenburg) (1470–1543)
            1. Katherina (1548–1565) ⚭ Heinrich VI. von Plauen (1536–1572)
            2. Clara (1550–1598)
        2. Wilhelm (1471–1480)
      3. Margarete of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1442–1512) ⚭ Duke Heinrich (Mecklenburg-Stargard) (1412–1466)
    3. Catherine (1418–1429)
New house in Braunschweig
  1. Heinrich (Braunschweig-Dannenberg) (1533–1598) ⚭ Ursula von Sachsen-Lauenburg (1552 / 53–1620), daughter of Duke Franz I (Sachsen-Lauenburg) (1510–1581); → For ancestors see above: Middle House Braunschweig
    1. Julius Ernst (Braunschweig-Dannenberg) (1571–1636)
      1. Siegmund Heinrich (1614)
      2. Marie Katherine (1616–1665) ⚭ Duke Adolf Friedrich I (Mecklenburg) (1588–1658)
      3. August (1619)
      4. Anne Marie (1622)
    2. Franz (1572–1601), Provost of Strasbourg Cathedral
    3. Anne Sophie (1573–1574)
    4. Heinrich (1574–1575)
    5. Sibylle Elisabeth (1576–1630) ⚭ Count Anton II. (Oldenburg-Delmenhorst) (1550–1619)
    6. Sidonie (1577-1645)
    7. August II (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1579–1666)
      1. Heinrich August (1625–1627)
      2. Rudolf August (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1627–1704) ⚭ (I) Christine Elisabeth von Barby and Mühlingen (1634–1681), daughter of Count Albrecht Friedrich (Barby-Mühlingen) (1597–1641); ⚭ (II) Raisin Elisabeth Menthe (1663–1701), morganatic marriage
        1. (I) Dorothea Sophie (1653–1722) ⚭ Duke Johann Adolf (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön) (1634–1704)
        2. (I) Christine Sophie (1654–1695) ⚭ Duke August Wilhelm (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1662–1731)
        3. (I) Eleonore Sophie (1655–1656)
      3. Sibylle Ursula von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1629–1671) ⚭ Duke Christian (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg) (1627–1698)
      4. Clara Augusta (1632–1700) ⚭ Duke Friedrich (Württemberg-Neuenstadt) (1615–1682)
      5. Anton Ulrich (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1633–1714) ⚭ Elisabeth Juliane von Holstein-Norburg (1634–1704), daughter of Duke Friedrich (Schleswig-Holstein-Norburg) (1581–1658)
        1. August Friedrich von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1657–1676), fallen
        2. Elisabeth Eleonore of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1658–1729)
        3. Anna Sophie von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1659–1742) ⚭ Margrave Karl Gustav von Baden-Durlach (1648–1703)
        4. Leopold August (1661–1662)
        5. August Wilhelm (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1662–1731) ⚭ (I) Christine Sophie von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1654–1695), daughter of Prince Rudolf August (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1627–1704); ⚭ (II) Sophie Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1670–1710), daughter of Duke Christian Albrecht (Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf) (1641–1695); ⚭ (III) Elisabeth Sophie Marie von Schleswig-Holstein-Norburg (1683–1767), daughter of Rudolf Friedrich von Schleswig-Holstein-Norburg (1645–1688)
        6. August Heinrich (1663–1664)
        7. August Karl (1664)
        8. August Franz (1665–1666)
        9. Auguste Dorothea von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1666–1751) ⚭ Prince Anton Günther II. (Schwarzburg) (1653–1716)
        10. Amalia Antonia (1668)
        11. Henriette Christine von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1669–1753), Abbess of Gandersheim
        12. Ludwig Rudolf (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1671–1735) ⚭ Christine Luise von Oettingen-Oettingen (1671–1747), daughter of Albrecht Ernst I. zu Oettingen-Oettingen (1642–1683)
          1. Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1691–1750) ⚭ Emperor Karl VI. (HRR) (1685-1740)
          2. Charlotte Auguste (1692)
          3. Charlotte Christine von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1694–1715) ⚭ Alexei of Russia (1690–1718)
          4. Antoinette Amalie von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1696–1762) ⚭ Duke Ferdinand Albrecht II (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1680–1735)
        13. Sibylle Rosola (1672–1673)
      6. Ferdinand Albrecht I (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern) (1636–1687) ⚭ Christine von Hessen-Eschwege (1648–1702), daughter of Landgrave Friedrich (Hessen-Eschwege) (1617–1655); → For descendants see below: Line Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern
      7. Marie Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1638–1687) ⚭ (I) Duke Adolf Wilhelm (Saxony-Eisenach) (1632–1668); ⚭ (II) Duke Albrecht (Saxe-Coburg) (1648–1699)
      8. Christoph Franz (1639)
Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern line
  1. Ferdinand Albrecht I (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern) (1636–1687) ⚭ Christine von Hessen-Eschwege (1648–1702), daughter of Landgrave Friedrich (Hessen-Eschwege) (1617–1655); → For ancestors see above: New House Braunschweig
    1. Leopold Karl (1670)
    2. Friedrich Albert (1672–1673)
    3. Sophie Eleonore von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (1674–1711), canoness in Gandersheim
    4. Claudia Eleonore (1675–1676)
    5. August Ferdinand von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (1677–1704), Imperial Major General
    6. Ferdinand Albrecht II (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1680–1735) ⚭ Antoinette Amalie von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1696–1762), daughter of Ludwig Rudolf (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1671–1735)
      1. Karl I (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1713–1780) ⚭ Philippine Charlotte of Prussia (1716–1801), daughter of King Friedrich Wilhelm I (Prussia) (1688–1740)
        1. Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1735–1806) ⚭ Augusta von Hannover (1737–1813), daughter of Friedrich Ludwig von Hannover (1707–1751)
          1. Auguste Karoline von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1764–1788) ⚭ Friedrich I. (Württemberg, King) (1754–1816)
          2. Karl (1766–1806) ⚭ Friederika Louise Wilhelmina von Oranien (1770–1819), daughter of Wilhelm V (Oranien) (1748–1806)
          3. Caroline von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1768–1821) ⚭ King George IV (United Kingdom) (1762–1830)
          4. Georg (1769-1811)
          5. August (1770–1822)
          6. Friedrich Wilhelm (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1771–1815) ⚭ Maria Elisabeth Wilhelmine von Baden (1782–1808), daughter of Karl Ludwig von Baden (1755–1801)
            1. Charles II (Braunschweig) (1804–1873)
            2. Wilhelm (Braunschweig) (1806-1884); → Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel line extinct
          7. Amelie Karoline Dorothea Luise (1772–1773)
        2. Georg Franz (1736–1737)
        3. Sophie Caroline Marie von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1737–1817) ⚭ Margrave Friedrich III. (Brandenburg-Bayreuth) (1711–1763)
        4. Christian Ludwig (1738–1742)
        5. Anna Amalia von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1739–1807) ⚭ Duke Ernst August II. (Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach) (1737–1758)
        6. Friedrich August (Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Oels) (1740–1805), Prussian. General of the Infantry ⚭ Friederike von Württemberg-Oels (1751–1789), daughter of Duke Karl Christian Erdmann (Württemberg-Oels) (1716–1792)
        7. Albrecht Heinrich of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1742–1761)
        8. Luise Friederike (1743–1744)
        9. Wilhelm Adolf of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1745–1770)
        10. Elisabeth Christine Ulrike von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1746–1840) ⚭ King Friedrich Wilhelm II. (Prussia) (1744–1797)
        11. Friederike Wilhelmine (1748–1758)
        12. Auguste Dorothea von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1749–1810) (1749–1810), Abbess of Gandersheim
        13. Leopold von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1752–1785), drowned
      2. Anton Ulrich von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1714–1774) ⚭ Anna Leopoldowna (1718–1746), daughter of Karl Leopold (Mecklenburg) (1678–1747)
        1. Ivan VI (Russia) (1740–1764), Tsar of Russia
        2. Catherine (1741–1807)
        3. Elisabeth (1743–1782)
        4. Peter (1745–1798)
        5. Alexej (1746–1787)
      3. Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (1715–1797) ⚭ King Friedrich II. (Prussia) (1712–1786)
      4. Ludwig Ernst von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1718–1788), Captain General of the Netherlands
      5. August (1719–1720)
      6. Friederike (1719–1772)
      7. Ferdinand (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1721–1792), Field Marshal General
      8. Luise Amalie von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1722–1780) ⚭ August Wilhelm of Prussia (1722–1758)
      9. Sophie von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1724–1802) ⚭ Duke Ernst Friedrich (Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld) (1724–1800)
      10. Albrecht von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1725–1745), major general, died
      11. Charlotte (1725–1766)
      12. Therese von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1728–1778), Abbess of Gandersheim
      13. Juliane von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1729–1796) ⚭ King Friedrich V (Denmark and Norway) (1723–1766)
      14. Friedrich Wilhelm (1731–1732)
      15. Friedrich Franz von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1732–1758), died
    7. Ernst Ferdinand (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern) (1682–1746) ⚭ Eleonore Charlotte von Kurland (1686–1748), daughter of Friedrich II. Kasimir Kettler (1650–1698), Duke of Kurland
      1. August Wilhelm (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern) (1715–1781)
      2. Christiane Sophie (1717–1779) ⚭ Friedrich Ernst of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1703–1762)
      3. Friederike (1719–1772)
      4. Georg Ludwig (1721–1747)
      5. Ernestine (1721)
      6. Friedrich Georg (1723–1766)
      7. Amalie (1724-1726)
      8. Karl Wilhelm (1725)
      9. Friedrich August (1726–1729)
      10. Marie Anna (1728–1754)
      11. Friedrich Karl Ferdinand (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern) (1729–1809), Danish General Field Marshal ⚭ Anna Karoline von Nassau-Saarbrücken (1751–1824), daughter of Prince Wilhelm Heinrich (Nassau-Saarbrücken) (1718–1768); → Line extinct
      12. Johann Anton (1731–1732)
    8. Ferdinand Christian (1682–1706)
    9. Heinrich Ferdinand (1684–1706)
New house in Lüneburg
  1. Wilhelm the Younger (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) (1535–1592) ⚭ Dorothea of ​​Denmark (1546–1617) , daughter of King Christian III. (Denmark and Norway) (1503-1559); → For ancestors see above: Middle House Braunschweig
    1. Sophie von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1563–1639) ⚭ Margrave Georg Friedrich I (Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach) (1539–1603)
    2. Ernst II (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) (1564–1611)
    3. Elisabeth (1565–1621) ⚭ Count Friedrich von Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1553–1590)
    4. Christian (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) (1566–1633), bishop in Minden
    5. August I. (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) (1568–1636), bishop in Minden
    6. Dorothea (1570–1649) ⚭ Count Palatine Karl I (Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld) (1560–1600)
    7. Clara (1571–1658) ⚭ Count Wilhelm I (Schwarzburg-Frankenhausen) (1534–1598)
    8. Anne Ursula (1572–1601)
    9. Margarethe of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1573–1643) ⚭ Duke Johann Casimir (Saxe-Coburg) (1564–1633)
    10. Friedrich IV. (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) (1574–1648)
    11. Marie (1575-1610)
    12. Magnus (1577-1632)
    13. Georg (Braunschweig-Calenberg) (1582–1641) ⚭ Anna Eleonore von Hessen-Darmstadt (1601–1659), daughter of Ludwig V (Hessen-Darmstadt) (1577–1626)
      1. Magdalene (1618)
      2. Christian Ludwig (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) (1622–1665) ⚭ Dorothea Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1636–1689), daughter of Philipp (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg) (1584–1663)
      3. Georg Wilhelm (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) (1624–1705) ⚭ Eleonore d'Olbreuse (1639–1722)
        1. Sophie Dorothea von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1666–1726), known as Princess von Ahlden ⚭ King George I (Great Britain) (1660–1727)
      4. Johann Friedrich (Braunschweig-Calenberg) (1625–1679) ⚭ Benedicta Henriette von der Pfalz (1652–1730), daughter of Count Palatine Eduard von der Pfalz (1625–1663)
        1. Anne Sophie (1670–1672)
        2. Charlotte Felicitas von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1671–1710) ⚭ Rinaldo d'Este (1655–1737), Duke of Modena and Reggio
        3. Henriette Marie (1672–1757)
        4. Wilhelmine Amalie von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1673–1742) ⚭ Emperor Joseph I (HRR) (1678–1711)
      5. Sophie Amalie von Braunschweig-Calenberg (1628–1685) ⚭ King Friedrich III. (Denmark and Norway) (1609–1670)
      6. Dorothea Magdalene (1629-1630)
      7. Ernst August (Hanover) (1629–1698), Elector of Hanover ⚭ Sophie von der Pfalz (1630–1714), daughter of Elector Friedrich V (Palatinate) (1596–1632); → For descendants see below: Hannover line
      8. Anne Marie Eleanor (1630-1636)
    14. Johann (1583–1628), bishop in Minden
    15. Sybille (1584–1652) ⚭ Julius Ernst (Braunschweig-Dannenberg) (1571–1636)
Hanover line
  1. Ernst August (Hanover) (1629–1698), Elector of Hanover ⚭ Sophie von der Pfalz (1630–1714), daughter of Elector Friedrich V (Palatinate) (1596–1632); → For ancestors see above: New House Lüneburg
    1. Georg I (Great Britain) (1660–1727) ⚭ Sophie Dorothea von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1666–1726), known as Princess von Ahlden , daughter of Prince Georg Wilhelm (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) (1624–1705)
      1. Georg II (Great Britain) (1683–1760) ⚭ Caroline von Brandenburg-Ansbach (1683–1737), daughter of Margrave Johann Friedrich (Brandenburg-Ansbach) (1654–1686)
        1. Friedrich Ludwig von Hannover (1707–1751) ⚭ Augusta von Sachsen-Gotha (1719–1772), daughter of Duke Friedrich II. (Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg) (1676–1732)
          1. Augusta von Hannover (1737–1813) ⚭ Prince Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1735–1806), Prussian field marshal
          2. George III (United Kingdom) (1738–1820) ⚭ Sophie Charlotte von Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744–1818), daughter of Prince Karl zu Mecklenburg (1708–1752) , called Prince von Mirow
            1. George IV (United Kingdom) (1762–1830) ⚭ Karoline von Braunschweig (1768–1821), daughter of Prince Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1735–1806), Prussian field marshal
              1. Charlotte Augusta of Wales (1796–1817) ⚭ King Leopold I (Belgium) (1790–1865)
            2. Friedrich August, Duke of York and Albany (1763–1827) ⚭ Friederike von Preußen (1767–1820) , daughter of King Friedrich Wilhelm II. (Prussia) (1744–1797)
            3. Wilhelm IV (United Kingdom) (1765–1837) ⚭ Adelheid von Sachsen-Meiningen (1792–1849) , daughter of Duke Georg I (Sachsen-Meiningen) (1761–1803)
              1. Charlotte Augusta (1819)
              2. Elizabeth (1820-1821)
            4. Charlotte Auguste of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover (1766–1828) ⚭ Friedrich I. (Württemberg, King) (1754–1816)
            5. Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767–1820) ⚭ Victoria von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld (1786–1861), daughter of Duke Franz (Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld) (1750–1806)
              1. Victoria (United Kingdom) (1819–1901) ⚭ Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819–1861)
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            6. Augusta Sophia of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover (1768–1840)
            7. Elisabeth of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover (1770–1840) ⚭ Friedrich VI. (Hessen-Homburg) (1769–1829)
            8. Ernst August I. (Hanover) (1771–1851) ⚭ Friederike zu Mecklenburg (1778–1841), daughter of Duke Karl II. (Mecklenburg) (1741–1816)
              1. Friederike (* / † 1817)
              2. Georg V (Hanover) (1819–1878) ⚭ Marie von Sachsen-Altenburg (1818–1907) , daughter of Joseph (Sachsen-Altenburg) (1789–1868)
                1. Ernst August, Crown Prince of Hanover (1845–1923) ⚭ Thyra of Denmark (Princess, 1853) , daughter of King Christian IX. (1818–1906)
                  1. Maria-Luise von Hannover-Cumberland (1879–1948) ⚭ Prince Maximilian von Baden (1867–1929), Imperial Chancellor
                  2. Georg Wilhelm of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1880–1912)
                  3. Alexandra of Hanover and Cumberland (1882–1963) ⚭ Hereditary Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV. (Mecklenburg) (1882–1945)
                  4. Olga (1884-1958)
                  5. Christian (1885–1901)
                  6. Ernst August (Braunschweig) (1887–1953), Duke of Braunschweig ⚭ Viktoria Luise von Prussia (1892–1980), daughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II (German Empire) (1859–1941)
                    1. Ernst August IV of Hanover (1914–1987) ⚭ Ortrud zu Schleswig-Holstein (1925–1980), daughter of Albert zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1863–1948)
                      1. Marie (* 1952) ⚭ Michael Graf von Hochberg (* 1943)
                      2. Ernst August Prince of Hanover (* 1954) ⚭ (I) Chantal Hochuli (* 1955); ⚭ (II) Caroline von Hannover (* 1957), daughter of Prince Rainier III. (Monaco) (1923-2005)
                        1. (I) Ernst August (* 1983) ⚭ Ekaterina Malysheva (* 1986)
                          1. Elisabeth (* 2018)
                        2. (I) Christian Heinrich (* 1985) ⚭ Alessandra de Osma Foy (* 1992)
                        3. (II) Alexandra (* 1999)
                      3. Ludwig Rudolph (1955–1988) ⚭ Isabella Countess von Thurn and Valsassina (1962–1988)
                        1. Otto (* 1988)
                      4. Olga (* 1958)
                      5. Alexandra (* 1959) ⚭ Andreas Fürst zu Leiningen (* 1955)
                      6. Heinrich Julius von Hannover (* 1961) ⚭ Thyra von Westernhagen (* 1973)
                        1. Albert (* 1999)
                        2. Eugenia (* 2001)
                        3. Julius (* 2006)
                    2. Georg Wilhelm von Hannover (1915–2006) ⚭ Sophie of Greece (1914–2001), daughter of Andreas of Greece (1882–1944)
                      1. Welf (1947–1981) ⚭ Wibke van Gunsteren (* 1948)
                        1. Tania Saskia (* 1970)
                      2. Georg Paul Christian (* 1949) ⚭ Victoria Anne Bee (* 1951)
                        1. Vera Alice (* 1976) ⚭ Manuel Dmoch (* 1977)
                        2. Nora Sophia (* 1979) ⚭ Christian Falk
                      3. Friederike (* 1954) ⚭ Jerry William Cyr (* 1951)
                    3. Friederike von Hannover (1917–1981) ⚭ King Paul (Greece) (1901–1964)
                    4. Christian Oskar (1919–1981) ⚭ Mireille Dutry (* 1946)
                      1. Caroline (* 1965)
                      2. Mireille (* 1971)
                    5. Welf Heinrich (1923–1997) ⚭ Princess Alexandra of Hanover (1937–2015), daughter of Otto Friedrich III. von Ysenburg and Büdingen (1904–1990)
                2. Friederike von Hannover and Cumberland (1848–1926) ⚭ Baron Liutbert von Pawel-Rammingen
                3. Mary (1849-1904)
            9. Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773–1843)
              1. Augustus Frederick d'Este (1794–1848)
              2. Auguste Emma d'Este (1801–1866)
            10. Adolphus Frederick, 1st Duke of Cambridge (1774–1850) ⚭ Auguste von Hessen (1797–1889), daughter of Friedrich von Hessen-Kassel (1747–1837)
              1. George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge (1819–1904), British Field Marshal
              2. Augusta Karoline of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover (1822–1916) ⚭ Grand Duke Friedrich Wilhelm II. (Mecklenburg) (1819–1904)
              3. Mary Adelaide Duchess of Teck (1833–1897) ⚭ Duke Franz von Teck (1837–1900)
            11. Mary of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover (1776–1857) ⚭ William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776–1834)
            12. Sophia of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover (1777–1848)
            13. Octavius ​​of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover (1779–1783)
            14. Alfred of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover (1780–1782)
            15. Amalia of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover (1783–1810)
          3. Edward, Duke of York and Albany (1739–1767)
          4. Elisabeth Caroline (1740–1759)
          5. William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1743–1805) ⚭ Maria Walpole (1736–1807), daughter of Edward Walpole
            1. Sophia Mathilde (1773-1844)
            2. Caroline Auguste (1774–1775)
            3. William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776–1834)
          6. Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (1745–1790)
          7. Louisa Anne (1748–1768)
          8. Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Great Britain (1750–1765)
          9. Caroline Mathilde of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover (1751–1775) ⚭ King Christian VII (Denmark and Norway) (1749–1808)
        2. Anna of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover (1709–1759) ⚭ William IV. (Orange) (1711–1751)
        3. Amelia Sophie of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover (1711–1786)
        4. Caroline of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover (1713–1757)
        5. Georg Wilhelm (1717–1718)
        6. William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721–1765)
        7. Mary of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover (1723–1772) ⚭ Friedrich II. (Hessen-Kassel) (1720–1785)
        8. Louise of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover (1724–1751) ⚭ King Frederick V (Denmark and Norway) (1723–1766)
      2. Sophie Dorothea of ​​Hanover (1687–1757) ⚭ King Friedrich Wilhelm I (Prussia) (1688–1740)
    2. Friedrich August (1661–1691), killed near Tokány
    3. Maximilian Wilhelm von Hannover (1666–1726), imperial field marshal
    4. Sophie Charlotte of Hanover (1668–1705) ⚭ King Friedrich I (Prussia) (1657–1713)
    5. Karl Philipp (1669–1690), fallen
    6. Christian Heinrich (1671–1703), drowned
    7. Ernst August II of Hanover (1674–1728)

Middle House Braunschweig

  1. Heinrich I (Braunschweig) († 1416); → For ancestors see above: Altes Haus Braunschweig
    1. Wilhelm I (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1392–1482) - Calenberg ⚭ Cäcilie von Brandenburg (1405–1449), daughter of Elector Friedrich I (Brandenburg) (1371–1440)
      1. Friedrich III. (Braunschweig-Calenberg-Göttingen) (1424–1495) - Calenberg
      2. Wilhelm II. (Braunschweig-Calenberg-Göttingen) (1425–1503) - Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
        1. Anne (1460–1520) ⚭ Landgrave Wilhelm I (Hesse) (1466–1515)
        2. Heinrich I (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1463–1514), the elder , the peacemaker , died ⚭ Katherina von Pommern-Wolgast († 1526), ​​daughter of Duke Erich II. (Pomerania) (around 1425–1474)
          1. Johann
          2. Christoph von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1487–1558), Archbishop of Bremen
          3. Katharina von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1488–1563) ⚭ Duke Magnus I (Saxony-Lauenburg) (1470–1543)
          4. Heinrich II. (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1489–1568), the younger
            1. Margarete von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1516 / 17–1580) ⚭ Duke Johann (Münsterberg-Oels) (1509–1565)
            2. Andrew (1517)
            3. Katharina von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1518–1574) ⚭ Margrave Johann (Brandenburg-Küstrin) (1513–1571)
            4. Maria von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1521–1539) , Abbess of Gandersheim
            5. Karl Viktor (1525–1553), fallen
            6. Philipp Magnus of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1527–1553), fallen
            7. Julius (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1528–1589) ⚭ Hedwig von Brandenburg (1540–1602), daughter of Elector Joachim II (Brandenburg) (1505–1571)
              1. Sophie Hedwig von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1561–1631) ⚭ Duke Ernst Ludwig (Pomerania) (1545–1592)
              2. Heinrich Julius (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1564–1613)
                1. Dorothea Hedwig von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1587–1609) ⚭ Prince Rudolf (Anhalt-Zerbst) (1576–1621)
                2. Friedrich Ulrich (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1591–1634) ⚭ Anna Sophia von Brandenburg (1598–1659), daughter of Elector Johann Sigismund (Brandenburg) (1572–1620); → Line extinct
                3. Sophie Hedwig von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1592–1642) ⚭ Ernst Casimir (Nassau-Dietz) (1573–1632)
                4. Elisabeth of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1593–1650)
                5. Hedwig von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1595–1650) ⚭ Duke Ulrich von Pommern (1589–1622)
                6. Dorothea von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1596–1643) ⚭ Christian Wilhelm von Brandenburg (1587–1665)
                7. Heinrich Julius (1597-1606)
                8. Christian von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1599–1626), the great Halberstadt
                9. Rudolf von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1602–1616)
                10. Heinrich Karl (1609–1615)
                11. Anne Auguste (1612–1673) ⚭ Count Georg Ludwig von Nassau-Dillenburg (1618–1656), son of Prince Ludwig Heinrich (Nassau-Dillenburg) (1594–1662)
              3. Maria von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1566–1626) ⚭ Duke Franz II. (Saxony-Lauenburg) (1547–1619)
              4. Elisabeth of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1567–1618)
              5. Philipp Sigismund von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1568–1623), Bishop of Osnabrück
              6. Margaret (1571-1580)
              7. Joachim Karl von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1573–1615), Provost of the Cathedral in Strasbourg
              8. Sabine Catharina (1574-1590)
              9. Dorothea Augusta von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1577–1625), Abbess of Gandersheim
              10. Julius August von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1578–1617), Abbot of Michaelstein
              11. Hedwig (1580–1657) ⚭ Otto III. (Braunschweig-Harburg) (1572–1641)
            8. Heinrich († young)
            9. Johann († young)
            10. Joachim († young)
            11. Clara von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1532–1595) ⚭ Duke Philip II (Braunschweig-Grubenhagen) (1533–1596)
          5. Franz von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1492–1529), Bishop of Minden
          6. Georg von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1494–1566), Archbishop of Bremen
          7. Erich (1500–1553), fallen
          8. Wilhelm (before 1514–1557)
          9. Elisabeth (before 1514– ??), Abbess of Steterburg
        3. Erich I. (Braunschweig-Calenberg-Göttingen) (1470–1540), the elder
          1. Anne Marie (before 1524, died young)
          2. Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Calenberg (1526–1566) ⚭ Count Georg Ernst von Henneberg (1511–1583)
          3. Erich II (Braunschweig-Calenberg-Göttingen) (1528–1584), the younger
          4. Anna Maria von Braunschweig-Calenberg-Göttingen (1532–1568) ⚭ Albrecht (Prussia) (1490–1568)
          5. Katharine (1534–1559) ⚭ Wilhelm von Rosenberg (1535–1592), Oberburggraf von Bohemia
      3. Otto (1468–1471)
    2. Katharina von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1395–1442) ⚭ Elector Friedrich I (Saxony) (1370–1428)
    3. Heinrich II. (Braunschweig) (1411–1473) ⚭ Helene von Kleve (1423–1471), daughter of Duke Adolf II. (Kleve-Mark) (1373–1448) - Wolfenbüttel
      1. Margarete (1451–1509) ⚭ Count Wilhelm III. von Henneberg-Schleusingen (1434–1480)

Old house Lueneburg

  1. Johann I. (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) (around 1242–1277) ⚭ Liutgard von Holstein († after 1289), daughter of Count Gerhard I. von Itzehoe; → For ancestors see above: House Welf-Este
    1. Otto II. (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) (around 1266-1330), called the Strict ⚭ Mathilde of Bavaria († 1319), daughter of Duke Ludwig II. (Thuringia) († 1294)
      1. Johann († 1324), administrator of the Archdiocese of Bremen
      2. Otto III. (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) (1296–1352) ⚭ Mathilde von Mecklenburg (1293–1358)
        1. Mathilde († 1357) ⚭ Otto II (Waldeck)
        2. Otto, drowned
        3. Elisabeth († 1386)
      3. Ludwig von Braunschweig-Lüneburg († 1346), Bishop of Minden
      4. Wilhelm II. (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) (around 1300-1369)
        1. Elisabeth († 1384) ⚭ Otto (Saxony-Wittenberg) († 1350)
        2. Mathilde ⚭ Ludwig I (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) († 1367), son of Magnus I (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (1304–1369), called the Pious
      5. Mathilde († 1316) ⚭ Nikolaus II. (Werle) (before 1275-1316)
    2. Mathilde von Lüneburg († after 1301)
    3. Elisabeth of Lüneburg († before 1298)
    4. Helene von Lüneburg
    5. Agnes of Lüneburg († around 1314)

literature

To the Burgundian Guelphs

used therein:

  • Benjamin Guérard: Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Saint-Bertin. Paris 1840 (Collection des cartulaires de France III)
  • Émile Bourgeois : Hugues l'abbé Margrave de Neustrie et Archichapelain de France à la fin du IXe siècle. Caen 1885
  • René Poupardin: La Royaume de Bourgogne (888-1032). Paris 1907 (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes-Études, 163)
  • Abbé Maurice Chaume: Les origines du duché de Bourgogne. Volume I, Dijon 1925
  • Gerd Tellenbach (ed.): Studies and preparatory work on the history of the Greater Franconian and early German nobility. Freiburg / Br. 1957, from it:
    • Josef Fleckenstein : About the origin of the Guelphs and their beginnings in southern Germany
    • Joachim Wollasch : The Beati Germani patrimony in Auxerre
    • Gerd Tellenbach: About the oldest Welfs in Eastern and Western France
  • Georg Schnath : Recent research on the oldest history of the Welfenhaus. In: Lower Saxony Yearbook for State History. Volume 31, Hildesheim 1959
  • Hubert Gerner: Lyon in the early Middle Ages. Cologne 1968
  • Karl Schmid: Welfish self-image. In: Josef Fleckenstein and Karl Schmid (eds.): Adel und Kirche, Gerd Tellenbach for his 65th birthday presented by his friends and students. Freiburg-Basel-Vienna 1968
  • Joachim Wollasch : Monasticism of the Middle Ages between Church and World . Munich 1973 (Münstersche Medieval Writings, Volume 7)
  • Eduard Hlawitschka : The family connections between the Hochburgundischen and Niederburgundischen Königshaue. In: Waldemar Schlögl and Peter Herde (eds.): Basic sciences and history, Festschrift for Peter Acht . Kallmünz 1976, pp. 28-57
  • Theodor Schieffer : The documents of the Burgundian Rudolfinger. Monumenta Germaniae Historica , Munich 1977
  • Franz J. Velten: Abbots and lay abbots in the Franconian Empire, studies on the relationship between state and church in the early Middle Ages. Stuttgart 1980 (monographs on the history of the Middle Ages ..., edited by Karl Bosl , volume 20)
  • Stefan Weinfurter and Odilo Engels: Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae Occidentalis. Volume V.1, Stuttgart 1982
  • Michael Borgolte : The Counts of Alemannia in Merovingian and Carolingian times. Sigmaringen 1986

Further literature:

  • Eduard Hlawitschka: The ancestors of the high medieval German kings, emperors and their wives (2006)
  • Donald C. Jackman : The pedigree of the earliest German kings. In: Herold-Jahrbuch, New Series, Volume 15 (2010), pp. 47–67

To the Swabian Guelphs

used therein:

  • Georg Schnath : Recent research on the oldest history of the Welfenhaus. In: Lower Saxony Yearbook for State History. Volume 31, Hildesheim 1959
  • Wolfgang Metz : Heinrich "with the golden car". In: sheets for German national history. Volume 107, 1961
  • Franz Tyroller: Genealogy of the old Bavarian nobility. In: Wilhelm Wegener (ed.): Genealogical tables for Central European history. Göttingen 1962–1969 (the Guelphs depicted there are Counts of Abenberg )
  • Karl Schmid: Welfish self-image. In: Josef Fleckenstein and Karl Schmid (eds.): Adel und Kirche, Gerd Tellenbach for his 65th birthday presented by his friends and students. Freiburg-Basel-Vienna 1968
  • Erich König (ed.): Historia Welforum . 2nd edition, Sigmaringen 1978
  • Karl Jordan : Henry the Lion. A biography. Munich 1979
  • Wilhelm Volkert : The regests of the bishops and the cathedral chapter of Augsburg. Volume 1, Augsburg 1985

To the younger Guelphs until 1250

used therein:

  • Ruth Gerstner: The history of the Lorraine and Rhenish palatinate counties. Bonn 1941. (Rheinisches Archiv, Volume 40.)
  • Karin Feldmann: Duke Welf VI. and his son. The end of the southern German Welfenhaus. PhD thesis phil. Tübingen 1971.
  • Erich König (Ed.): Historia Welforum. 2nd Edition. Sigmaringen 1978.
  • Karl Jordan : Henry the Lion. A biography. Munich 1979.
  • Bernd Ulrich Hucker : Emperor Otto IV. Hanover 1980. ( Monumenta Germaniae Historica Writings, Volume 34.)
  • Karl Jordan: Heinrich the lion and his family. In: Archives for Diplomatics. Volume 27. 1981.
  • Pankraz Fried: Duke Welf VI. In: Yearbook for Franconian Regional History, Festschrift for Alfred Wendehorst. Volume I. Neustadt / Aisch 1992.
  • Armin Wolf : Why was Rudolf von Habsburg able to become king? In: Journal of the Savigny Foundation for Legal History . German Department. Volume 109, 1992

Web links

Commons : Welfen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Historicity or exact assignment ( relationship ) uncertain.
  2. ↑ HANS-DIETER LEHMANN: From “Unruoch proavus Liutoldi comitis” to “Dux occupavit Furstenberc” - The Urach Eginones and their relationships with the Zollern. In: Writings of the Association for History and Natural History of the Baar55. Volume 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Christoph Morrissey: Historical topography of the Achalm. Reutlinger Geschichtsblätter, 2014 edition, new issue 53, accessed on April 15, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Jackman (2010), p. 52, and Hlawitschka (2006), pp. 7-13.
  5. ↑ Erik Brahe on Svenskt biografiskt lexikon , website of the Swedish Imperial Archives (Swedish).