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How do you use Welf in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts.

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Welf in a sentence

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Welf | Welfare | Welford | Welfarism | Welfarist | Welfs | Welfares

Using Welf

  • In the example corpus, welf often appears in combinations such as: the welf, of welf, welf and.

Context around Welf

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 3 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

various 1× count 1×

Often after:

dynasty 2× princes 1× lines 1× cousin 1× erupted 1× inheritance 1× candidate 1× submitted 1×

Sentence patterns with Welf

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

all the welf princes called 1× and count welf submitted to 1× as various welf lines multiplied 1× favoured a welf candidate 1× house of welf 1× house of welf erupted once 1× house of welf through marriage 1× into the welf and ascania 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all the welf 1× by marriage the 1× comyn pg 275 1× he had vanquished 1× his underage son 1× in 1195 the 1×

Common sentence endings:

a welf candidate 1× ending the rebellion 1× erupted once again 1× excommunicated in 1210 1× germany in 1198 1× guelphs and ghibellines 1×

Words around Welf

Just before it in the word index:

weleski 2 weledji 2 weleda 6 weldy 2 weldwerks 3 welds 24

Just after it in the word index:

welfare 2.900 welfares 2 welfarism 4 welfarist 4 welford 13 welfs 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 18 abai 18 abass 18 abatements 18 abdulfatah 18 abebe 18

Corpus analysis for Welf

  • In this selection, "welf" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, various, count, dynasty, princes and lines stand out and add context to how "welf" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include all the welf princes called and and count welf submitted to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "welf" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with welf

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Other factions however favoured a Welf candidate. (7 words)

In 1195, the Electorate of the Palatinate passed to the House of Welf through marriage. (15 words)

Welf and Mikoto stay behind to hold Gareth off while the Xenos head towards the dungeon. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

He had vanquished one notable opponent, his Welf cousin, Duke Henry the Lion of Saxony and Bavaria in 1180, but his hopes of restoring the power and prestige of the monarchy seemed unlikely to be met by the end of his life. (42 words)

He was also a member of the Welf dynasty: the Welfs/Guelphs were important papal supporters from the eleventh to the fifteenth centuries in their conflict with the German emperors (see Guelphs and Ghibellines ). (34 words)

All the Welf princes called themselves dukes "of Brunswick and Lüneburg" despite often ruling parts of a duchy that was forever being divided and reunited as various Welf lines multiplied or died out. (33 words)

Example sentences (14)

All the Welf princes called themselves dukes "of Brunswick and Lüneburg" despite often ruling parts of a duchy that was forever being divided and reunited as various Welf lines multiplied or died out.

Welf and Mikoto stay behind to hold Gareth off while the Xenos head towards the dungeon.

By marriage, the Palatinate's arms also became quartered with those of Welf and later Wittelsbach. citation The arms of Bavaria were also used with reference to the elector's holdings in Bavaria.

Comyn, pg. 275 Those princes opposed to the Staufen dynasty also decided, on the initiative of Richard of England, to elect instead a member of the House of Welf.

He had vanquished one notable opponent, his Welf cousin, Duke Henry the Lion of Saxony and Bavaria in 1180, but his hopes of restoring the power and prestige of the monarchy seemed unlikely to be met by the end of his life.

He was also a member of the Welf dynasty: the Welfs/Guelphs were important papal supporters from the eleventh to the fifteenth centuries in their conflict with the German emperors (see Guelphs and Ghibellines ).

His underage son Frederick could only succeed him in Sicily and Malta, while in the Empire the struggle between the House of Staufen and the House of Welf erupted once again.

In 1195, the Electorate of the Palatinate passed to the House of Welf through marriage.

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Most importantly, he managed to secure the Welf inheritance in Saxony for his nephew, Henry the Lion 's son Otto of Poitou, who was elected Otto IV of Germany in 1198.

Other factions however favoured a Welf candidate.

The house submerged into the Welf and Ascania dynasties when Duke Magnus died in 1106 without sons; the family's property was divided between his two daughters.

The only German king of the Welf dynasty, he incurred the wrath of Pope Innocent III and was excommunicated in 1210.

When Frederick Barbarossa succeeded his uncle in 1152, there seemed to be excellent prospects for ending the feud, since he was a Welf on his mother's side.

Without the support of the Swabian counts, Ernest, Conrad of Carinthia and Count Welf submitted to Conrad at Worms on September 9, 1027, ending the rebellion.

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Common combinations with welf

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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