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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. In the 10th century, the property of the ...
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The Billung March (German: Billunger Mark) or March of the...
- Hermann Billung
Hermann Billung (900 or 912 – 27 March 973) was the margrave...
- Billung March
Billung dynasty, the primary ruling dynasty in Saxony in the 10th and 11th centuries. It was founded by Hermann Billung, who in 936 received from the German king (and future emperor) Otto I a march, or border territory, on the lower Elbe River to be held against the pagan Slavic Wends.
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The Billung family of nobles from Saxony extended from the 9th until the 12th century. They emerged as rulers of Saxony in the Ottonian period. Otto I entrusted Hermann Billung ... From: Billung dynasty in The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages » Subjects: History — Early history (500 CE to 1500) Related content in Oxford Reference.
The House of Billung was a dynasty of Saxon noblemen in the 9th through 12th centuries.
It was founded by Hermann Billung, who in 936 received from the German king (and future emperor) Otto I a march, or border territory, on the lower Elbe River to be held against the pagan Slavic Wends.
