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Welf I or Welfo (died before 876) was a Swabian nobleman. Events Births Deaths Louis the German, King of East Francia Map-bms876 Simple876 Swabia, Suabia, or Svebia ( German: Schwaben, Schwabenland or Ländle) is both a historic and linguistic He was a member of the Elder House of Welf. The Elder House of Welf was a Dynasty of European rulers in the 9th through 11th centuries to 1055

Welf was probably a son of Conrad I, son of Welf, and seems to have taken over his father's offices in Swabia, namely: count of Alpgau, count of Linzgau, and possibly count of Argengau. However, when Conrad and his other sons changed allegiance from King Louis the German to King Charles the Bald in 859, Welf disappears from the historical record. Louis (also Ludwig or Lewis) the German (also known as Louis II or Louis the Bavarian) (806 &ndash August 28, 876 Charles the Bald ( 13 June 823 – 6 October 877) Holy Roman Emperor (875–877 as Charles II) and King of West Francia Events By Place Europe January 15 - Battle of Saint-Quentin Aisne: Humfrid defeats Louis the German. It is assumed that he fell out of favor with King Louis and lost his offices; the Swabian branch of the Elder Welfs was not mentioned again until Rudolf II, Count of Altdorf, who died around 990 and was — according to legend — a descendant of Welf. Events By Place Africa Construction of the Al-Hakim Mosque begins in Cairo.


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