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The old Saxon coats of arms today lives on in the coats of arms of Lower Saxony and Westphalia.. The original Duchy of Saxony comprised the lands of the Saxons in the north-western part of present-day Germany, namely, the contemporary German state of Lower Saxony as well as Westphalia and Western Saxony-Anhalt, not corresponding to the modern German state of Saxony.
Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Husband; Oda Billung, princep: 805 before 830 845 866 husband's death: 17 May 913 Liudolf: Hedwiga: Henry of Franconia : 850/55 869/70 2 February 880 husband's accession: 24 December 903 Otto I: Matilda: Dietrich, Count of Westphalia : 895 909 30 November 912 husband's accession
Before his death he was in all but name the duke of Saxony. 973: Hermann Billung dies in Quedlinburg and shortly after Otto I dies in Memleben. Otto II becomes emperor and he make Hermann's son Bernhard I the first duke of Saxony of the Billung House. 983: Danish uprising in Hedeby. Slavonian uprising in Northalbingia.
Dukes of Saxony (3 C, 24 P) Kings of Saxony (12 P) ... This list may not reflect recent changes. C. List of Saxon royal consorts; R. List of rulers of Saxony; T.
Duke of the Franks: Hedwig of Saxony c. 910 –965: Eadgyth of England 910–946: Otto I the Great 912–973 King of Germany r. 936–973 Holy Roman Emperor r. 962–973: Adelaide of Italy 931–999: Henry I 919/921–955 Duke of Bavaria: Judith of Bavaria 925–c. 985: Hugh Capet c. 941 –996 King of the Franks: Liudolf c. 930 –957 Duke of ...
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Pages in category "Dukes of Saxony" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Albert the Bear;
When the last duke of Saxe-Wittenberg died without heir in 1422, the Emperor Sigismund gave the duchy to Frederick IV of the house of Wettin, Margrave of Meissen and Landgrave of Thuringia, who thereby became Frederick I, Elector of Saxony. The name Saxony was then generally applied to all of the Wettin's domains, including those in Thuringia ...