Welf–Hohenstaufen Rivalry (1130s)

Name: Welf–Hohenstaufen Rivalry (1130s)
Start: 1131
End: 1140

Type Event Region Germany Time 1131–1140

In the 1130s, the Welf and Hohenstaufen families within the Holy Roman Empire engaged in prolonged confrontation over royal succession, duchies and f…

Timeline

1131–1137Saxony · SaxonyLothair III, elected king of Saxon origin, courted Welf Henry the Proud and suppressed Hohenstaufen power during his reign. The two factions clashed repeatedly over the granting of duchies and the distribution of spoils from Italian campaigns, but had not yet come to open war.
1137–1140Bavaria and Württemberg · BavariaAfter Lothair's death, Conrad III was elected; the Welf faction refused to recognize him and launched armed resistance. The two sides fought repeatedly in Bavaria, Württemberg, and elsewhere, with the siege of Weinsberg becoming a landmark episode of the factional struggle.

Sources

Germany in the High Middle Ages: c.1050–1200 — Horst Fuhrmann (1986)
The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 4: c.1024–c.1198 — David Luscombe (ed.) (2004)