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Wichmann II the Younger (also spelled Wigmann or Wichman) (about 930 – 22 September 967) was a member of the Saxon House of Billung. He was a son of Count Wichmann the Elder and his wife Frederuna, [1] a niece of Queen Matilda. The cousin of Emperor Otto I became known as a fierce enemy of the ruling Ottonian dynasty.
The following is a list of people whose names were given to craters of the Moon. The list of approved names in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature maintained by the International Astronomical Union includes the person the crater is named for.
The Battle between Mieszko I and Wichmann was the decisive last battle of Polish–Veletian War, fought on 21 or 22 September 967, between Duchy of Poland led by Mieszko I, with aid of the Duchy of Bohemia against the Confederacy of the Veleti led by Wichmann the Younger, with aid of Wolinians. [1]
Wichmann is a bowl-shaped lunar impact crater. It was named after German astronomer Moritz L. G. Wichmann . [ 1 ] It is located in the southern half of Oceanus Procellarum on a low plateau formed from a wrinkle ridge, Dorsa Ewing .
In 964, the tribe had allied with Wichmann the Younger, the exiled member of the Saxonian Billung dynasty. [2] Under the command of Wichmann, they had organized 2 campaigns on Poland in 964, and 965. [3] Both campaigns were victorious for Vieleti, who additionally got paid a tribute by Poland.
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.
Wichmann (crater), a lunar impact crater; Wichmann the Elder (d. 944), medieval German nobleman; Wichmann the Younger (d. 967), son of the Elder, medieval German nobleman; Wichmann von Seeburg (1115–1192), Archbishop of Magdeburg, in modern Germany; Wichmann Diesel (1903–1986) Norwegian marine engine manufacturer (now part of Wärtsilä ...
A telling incident took place after the battle, a testimony to Mieszko's high standing among the Empire's dignitaries, just one year after his baptism: Widukind of Corvey reported that the dying Wichmann asked Mieszko to hand over Wichmann's weapons to Emperor Otto I, to whom Wichmann was related.