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Wichmann I the Elder (also spelled Wigmann or Wichman) (died 23 April 944) was a member of the Saxon House of Billung. He was a brother of Amelung , Bishop of Verden , and Herman, Duke of Saxony . Biography
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.
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.
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. Wichmann was born at ...
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The tribal Confederacy of the Veleti was at war with the Duchy of Poland since 963, organizing raids on its border regions. 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]
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After his death, Mieszko, had given Wichmann's sword and armor to Otto I, the Holy Roman Emperor and the cousin of Wichmann. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 5 ] With the end of the battle, the war had ended. Poland had established the hegemony in the Farther Pomerania , gaining control over the region, including the island of Wolin .