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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 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]
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.
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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.
Egbert the One-Eyed (German: Ekbert der Einäugige) (died 4 April 994) was the second son of Wichmann the Elder and the younger brother of Wichmann the Younger.He was thus of the elder line of the Billung family.
In 938, Wichmann rebelled because his younger brother Herman had been given military command of the northern reaches of the Duchy of Saxony.He believed that he had a better claim to the office by virtue of his seniority and his Königsnähe (closeness to the king), because he was related by marriage to the queen dowager Matilda.
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.