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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. Wichmann was born at ...
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
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.
Billung; B. Bernard II, Duke of Saxony; Bernard I, Duke of Saxony ... Wichmann the Elder; Wulfhilde of Saxony This page was last edited on 25 February 2022, at 16:27 ...
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.
September 25, 1985 (Roughly bounded by a bluffline running west of Bluff St., W. 7th, Locust, and Jones Sts. Dubuque: It includes 96 contributing buildings, including St. Raphael's Cathedral and United States Post Office and Courthouse (Dubuque, Iowa, 1934).
Bruno (920 – 26 January 976), son of Wichmann the Elder and his wife Frederuna, niece of Queen Matilda, wife of Henry the Fowler, served as a Bishop of Verden. Bruno was appointed to succeed Bishop Amelung, brother of Hermann Billung, in 962. Bruno is best known for his refusal to allow the burial in the church of Hermann due to his ...
Hathui was the daughter of Wichmann the Elder, of the House of Billung, and an unknown woman. Because Thietmar of Merseburg called Hauthi the niece (neptis) of Queen Matilda, Hathui's mother has sometimes been identified as one of Matilda's sisters, Bia or Frederuna. [2] Hathui had at least two brothers: Wichmann the Younger and Eckbert.