Welf II, Duke of Bavaria

Welf II
Duke of Bavaria
Born1072
Died(1120-09-24)24 September 1120
Kaufering
Noble familyHouse of Welf
Spouse(s)Matilda of Tuscany
FatherWelf I, Duke of Bavaria
MotherJudith of Flanders

Welf II (1072 – 24 September 1120, Kaufering),[1] or Welfhard, called Welf the Fat (pinguis),[2] was Duke of Bavaria from 1101 until his death. In the Welf genealogy, he is counted as Welf V.

  1. ^ Ghirardini, Storia critica, pp. 143, 146.
  2. ^ One of the first references to Welf 'the Fat' is found in the thirteenth-century text, the Necrologium Weingartense, p. 228.