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The first of the Saxon House of Billung, Hermann was a trusted lieutenant of Emperor Otto I. Though never Duke of Saxony himself, while Otto (who was the enthroned duke of Saxony) was in Italy from 961 until 972, Hermann served as Otto's personal representative in governing Saxony. Towards the end of his life, Hermann was the effective duke in ...
His daughter Wulfhilde married Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria, a member of the House of Welf; his daughter Eilika married Otto, Count of Ballenstedt, a member of the House of Ascania. As a consequence, for the following decades control of Saxony was contested between the Welfs and Ascanians. The Billung dukes of Saxony were: Hermann, died 973 [2]
Bernard I (c. 950 – 9 February 1011) was the Duke of Saxony between 973 and 1011, the second of the Billung dynasty, a son of Duke Herman [1] and Oda. He extended his father's power considerably. He fought the Danes in 974, 983, and 994 during their invasions. He supported the succession of Otto III over Henry the Wrangler.
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.
Liudger was the son of Hermann Billung. [1] His older brother Bernhard succeeded his father as duke in Saxony upon the latter's death. [2] Liudger had two sisters, Mathilde [3] and Schwanhild. [4] Liudger was married to Emma. [5] Liudger's descendants have not been handed down. [6]
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Matilda was the daughter of Hermann Billung. She first married Baldwin III, count of Flanders. [1] They had: Arnulf II, Count of Flanders [1] After Baldwin's death, Matilda married Godfrey I, Count of Verdun, with whom she had several children: Frederick (d. 1022), count of Verdun [2] Godfrey (d. 1023), duke of Lower Lorraine (1012–1023) [2]
Thietmar strengthened the ties with the mighty Billung dynasty by marrying Swanehilde (d. 1014), daughter of Margrave Hermann Billung, acting Duke of Saxony from 961. The couple had one son: Gero II , who in 993 would succeed Thietmar's brother, Odo, as Margrave of the Saxon Eastern March.