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Ordulf (sometimes Otto) ( c. 1022 – 28 March 1072) was the duke of Saxony from 1059, when he succeeded his father Bernard II, [1] until his death. He was a member of the Billung family. Reign. Ordulf's entire reign was occupied by wars with the Wends.
Duke of Saxony / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ordulf (sometimes Otto) ( c. 1022 – 28 March 1072) was the duke of Saxony from 1059, when he succeeded his father Bernard II, until his death. He was a member of the Billung family.
Source citation. Ordulf was the son of Bernard II and Eilika of Schweinfurt. He was a member of the Billung family. He became duke of Saxony in 1059, after his fathers death. His reign was occupied by wars with the Wends. He was allied with Denmark, which was strengthened by his marriage with Wulfhild, the daughter of Olaf II of...
Mar 14, 2024 · Ordulf (sometimes Otto) (c. 1022–28 March 1072) was the duke of Saxony from 1059, when he succeeded his father Bernard II, until his death. He was a member of the Billung family.
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In the middle of the 10th century, when the Saxon dukes of the House of Liudolfing had also become German kings, King Otto the Great entrusted more and more of his ducal authority to Hermann Billung. For five generations, the House of Billung ruled the Duchy of Saxony. [2]
Both Bernard II and his son Ordulf (d. 1072) had to defend their territories against the encroachments of Adalbert, archbishop of Bremen. The family came to embody the Saxon national resentment toward the Salian kings and emperors Henry III and particularly Henry IV, who wanted to reestablish imperial authority in Saxony.
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The electors of Saxony from John the Steadfast onwards were Lutheran until Augustus II of Saxony converted to Catholicism in order to be elected King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. His descendants (including all Kings of Saxony) have since been Catholic.
