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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.
Young African Woman (French - La Jeune Africaine ) is a late 19th century oil on canvas painting by Fernand Cormon, produced during his stay in Tunisia and now in the musée des Beaux-Arts de Pau.
Wichmann the Younger † Polish–Veletian War [ a ] was a military conflict fought between 963 and 967, by the Duchy of Poland led by Mieszko I , with later aid of the Duchy of Bohemia against the Confederacy of the Veleti led by Wichmann the Younger , with later aid of Wolinians .
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]
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.
Wichmann (crater), a lunar impact crater; Wichmann the Elder (d. 944), medieval German nobleman; Wichmann the Younger (d. 967), son of the Elder, medieval German nobleman; Wichmann von Seeburg (1115–1192), Archbishop of Magdeburg, in modern Germany; Wichmann Diesel (1903–1986) Norwegian marine engine manufacturer (now part of Wärtsilä ...
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.
Rembrandt also portrayed people of African origin, including black soldiers and figures in armour. [2] It is not known whether the boy was a model, in the army, or a huntsman of a Dutch country estate. [2] Art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon wrote of the subject of A Young Archer in 2004 that