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Biography of Otto Welf IV Holy Roman Emperor 1175-1218

Paternal Family Tree: Obertenghi aka Welf

Maternal Family Tree: Dangereuse Ile Bouchard Viscountess Chatellerault 1079-1151

Otto Welf IV Holy Roman Emperor was appointed IV Holy Roman Emperor.

Otto Welf IV Holy Roman Emperor was appointed IV Duke Swabia.

In 1147 [his father] Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria (age 18) and Clementia Zähringen Duchess Saxony Duchess Bavaria were married. They divorceddd in 1162. She the daughter of Conrad Zähringen 1st Duke Zähringen. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry "Proud" Welf X Duke Bavaria and [his grandmother] Gertrude Süpplingenburg Duchess Bavaria.

On 1st February 1168 [his father] Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria (age 39) and [his mother] Matilda Plantagenet Duchess Saxony (age 12) were married. She by marriage Duchess Bavaria, Duchess Saxony. The difference in their ages was 27 years. She the daughter of [his grandfather] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 34) and [his grandmother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 46). He the son of [his grandfather] Henry "Proud" Welf X Duke Bavaria and [his grandmother] Gertrude Süpplingenburg Duchess Bavaria. They were half third cousin twice removed.

Around 1175 Otto Welf IV Holy Roman Emperor was born to Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria (age 46) and Matilda Plantagenet Duchess Saxony (age 18). He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 28th June 1189 [his mother] Matilda Plantagenet Duchess Saxony (age 33) died. She was buried at Brunswick Cathedral [Map].

On 6th August 1195 [his father] Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria (age 66) died at Ravensburg.

In 1218 Otto Welf IV Holy Roman Emperor (age 43) died.

Otto Welf IV Holy Roman Emperor 1175-1218 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Otto Welf IV Holy Roman Emperor 1175-1218

Kings Wessex: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 10 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Kings France: Great x 5 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 9 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Otto Welf IV Holy Roman Emperor 1175-1218

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Azzo I Margrave of Milan

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Azzo II Margrave of Milan

Great x 2 Grandfather: Welf I Duke Bavaria

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry "Black" Welf IX Duke Bavaria

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arnulf II Count Flanders

Great x 3 Grandfather: Baldwin "Bearded" IV Count Flanders

Great x 4 Grandmother: Rozala of Italy

Great x 2 Grandmother: Judith Flanders Duchess Bavaria

Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Normandy Countess Flanders

Great x 4 Grandmother: Judith Penthièvre Duchess Normandy

GrandFather: Henry "Proud" Welf X Duke Bavaria

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernard II Duke of Saxony

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ordulf Duke of Saxony

Great x 2 Grandfather: Magnus Billung Duke Saxony

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Olaf "Stout" II of Norway

Great x 3 Grandmother: Wulfhild of Norway

Great x 1 Grandmother: Wulfhilde of Saxony Duchess Bavaria

Father: Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria

GrandMother: Gertrude Süpplingenburg Duchess Bavaria

Otto Welf IV Holy Roman Emperor Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem

Great x 4 Grandfather: Simon Montfort

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bertrade Montfort Queen Consort France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnès of Normandy

Great x 1 Grandfather: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy

Great x 4 Grandfather: Jean de la Flèche La Flèche De Baugency

Great x 3 Grandfather: Elias La Flèche De Baugency I Count Maine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Paula Maine

Great x 2 Grandmother: Ermengarde La Flèche De Baugency Countess Anjou

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gervais II Lord Chateau Du Loir

Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Chateau Du Loir Countess Maine

GrandFather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King William "Conqueror" I of England -2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Herleva Falaise

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Henry I "Beauclerc" England Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin "The Good" V Count Flanders

Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adela Capet Duchess Normandy

Great x 1 Grandmother: Empress Matilda Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Duncan I of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Malcolm III of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Edith aka Matilda Dunkeld Queen Consort England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward "The Exile" Wessex

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agatha

Mother: Matilda Plantagenet Duchess Saxony Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine

Great x 3 Grandfather: Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 2 Grandfather: William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert I Duke Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Hildegarde Burgundy Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 1 Grandfather: William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandfather: Pons Rouerge Margrave Provence

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Rouerge Duke Narbonne

Great x 4 Grandmother: Almodis La Marche Margrave Provence

Great x 2 Grandmother: Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 3 Grandmother: Emma Mortain Duchess Narbonne

Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda or Maud Montgomery

GrandMother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Aimery Chatellerault Viscount Châtellerault

Great x 1 Grandmother: Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 3 Grandfather: Bartholomew Île Bouchard

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dangereuse Ile Bouchard Viscountess Chatellerault