Definitions for "Guelph"
One of a faction in Germany and Italy, in the 12th and 13th centuries, which supported the House of Guelph and the pope, and opposed the Ghibellines, or faction of the German emperors.
referring to the Guelph Party. Named for a medieval Italian/German faction. The clever joke is that while the Ghibellines opposed the papacy, the Guelphs were staunch supporters of the Pope. And since Michael Pope is the founder and president of the Talossan political party with that name, it makes you smile when you think of it.
Guelph is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988 and has been since 2004. It will elect a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the next provincial election.