_William WELF ____________+
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                              _William IV WELF _______|
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                             |                        |_Cecilia of HOHENZOLLERN _
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 _Eric I WELF _______________|
| (1469 - 1540)              |
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|                            |_Elizabeth of STOLBERG _|
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|--Eric II WELF 
|  (1528 - 1584)
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|_Elisabeth of HOHENZOLLERN _|
  (1510 - 1558)              |
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