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The House of Billung was a dynasty of Saxon noblemen in the 9th through 12th centuries. [1] The first known member of the house was Count Wichmann, mentioned as a Billung in 811. Oda, the wife of Count Liudolf, oldest known member of the Liudolfing House, was also a Billung as was Matilda of Ringelheim.
1265–1294 Albert the Degenerate, son, Margrave of Meissen from 1288 until 1292, sold Thuringia to; 1294–1298 Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg, King of Germany (not Wettin) 1298–1307 Albert of Habsburg, King of Germany (not Wettin) 1298–1307 Theodoric IV, Margrave of Lusatia from 1291 until 1303; 1298–1323 Frederick I; 1323–1349 Frederick II
He was the younger brother of the Saxon count Wichmann the Elder. Hermann is generally counted as the first Billung duke ( Herzog ) of Saxony, but his exact position is unclear. The ducal Ottonian dynasty had risen to German royalty with the accession of Henry the Fowler in 919 and had to concentrate on countrywide affairs.
Francesco I da Carrara, Count of Padua - before 11 May 1371 or 23 January 1376 15 May 1388 husband's death: 1427/1435 Wenceslas I: Anna of Thuringia: Balthasar, Landgrave of Thuringia : 1377 before 30 November 1389 15 May 1388 husband's accession: 4 July 1395 Rudolph III: Barbara of Legnica: Rupert I of Legnica : 1372/84 6 March 1396 11 June 1419
Liudolf (c. 805/820 – 11/12 March 866) was a Carolingian office bearer and count in the Duchy of Saxony from about 844 until his death in 866. The ruling Liudolfing house, also known as the Ottonian dynasty, is named after him; he is its oldest verified member.
Liudger (also Liutger, Ludiger, Liudiger or Luderus, Low German: Lüder; died 26 February 1011) was the younger brother of the Saxon Duke Bernhard I of the Billung dynasty. In the historical sources Liudger is called Graf (count). There he appears almost only at the side of his older brother.
Sophia of Thuringia one child Judith of Poland c.1173 no children: Also Count of Ballenstedt and Prince of Anhalt. Numberings starting with Ascanian rule or continuing after prior dukes of the same name. Father of the following. Albert I: c.1175: 1212–1260: 7 October 1260: Saxony: Agnes of Austria 1222 five children Agnes of Thuringia 1238 ...
After his assassination 1002, Count William II of Weimar acted as Thuringian spokesman with King Henry II of Germany. In 1111/12 Count Herman I of Winzenburg is documented as a Thuringian landgrave, the first mention of a secession from Saxony, however, he later had to yield as he sided with the Papacy during the Investiture Controversy.