Billung, Duke of Saxony Hermann
905 - 973 (68 years)1. Billung, Duke of Saxony Hermann was born in 905; died on 27 Mar 973. Notes:
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"The extent of Otto the Great's dominions compelled him to delegate much of
his authority in Saxony, and in 960 he gave to a trusted relative, Hermann
Billung, certain duties and privileges on the eastern frontier and from
time to time appointed him as his representative in Saxony. Hermann
gradually extended his authority, and when he died in 973 was followed by
his son Bernhard I, who was undoubtedly duke of Saxony in 986."
{-Encycl.Brit.,`56,20:33} Hermann's wife is Hildegarde of Westerbourg.Hermann married on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Saxony, Matilda of
died on 25 May 1008.
- 2. Saxony, Matilda of
Generation: 2
2. Saxony, Matilda of (1.Hermann1) died on 25 May 1008. Matilda married Baldwin, Count of Flanders III on Yes, date unknown. III (son of Arnulf, Count of Flanders I and Vermandois, Alix de) died on 1 Jan 962. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Bourg, Count of Comyn John de
- 4. Arnulf, II Ct. of Flanders was born in 961; died on 30 Mar 987.
- 3. Bourg, Count of Comyn John de
Generation: 3
3. Bourg, Count of Comyn John de (2.Matilda2, 1.Hermann1)Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: General of Royal Forces
Notes:
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John was Earl of Comyn, Baron of Toursbourg, and General of the King's
Forces. His wife is unknown. Another source styles him "Jean de
Conteville."John married on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
4. Arnulf, II Ct. of Flanders (2.Matilda2, 1.Hermann1) was born in 961; died on 30 Mar 987. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Between 965 and 987; Ct. of Flanders
II married Rosele in 968. (daughter of Berenger, Marquis of Ivrea II and Tuscany, Willa of) was born in 952; died on 26 Jan 1003. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. Baldwin, Count of Flanders (the Forester) IV was born in 980; died on 30 May 1036.
Generation: 4
5. de Conteville, Herlouin (De Burgo) (3.John3, 2.Matilda2, 1.Hermann1)Notes:
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{Ref: "Falaise Roll...", M. Jackson Crispin & Leonce Macary (London: Butler &
Tanner, 1938), Tables III & IV.}Herlouin married Falaise, Herleve of on Yes, date unknown. Herleve was born about 1012; died about 1050. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
6. Baldwin, Count of Flanders (the Forester) IV (4.II3, 2.Matilda2, 1.Hermann1) was born in 980; died on 30 May 1036. Notes:
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Baldwin IV "fought successively both against the Capetian king of France
and the emperor Henry II" who was forced to grant him "in fief
Valenciennes, the burggraveship of Ghent, the land of Waes and Zeeland.
The count of Flanders thus became a feudatory of the empire as well as of
the French crown. The French fiefs are known in Flemish history as Crown
Flanders, the German fiefs as Imperial Flanders." {Encycl. Brit., 1956,
9:356} His nickname is "Handsome Beard". He m. (2) a daughter of Richard
II, Duke of Normandy. He reigned 988-1035.IV married Luxembourg, Ogive of in 1012. Ogive (daughter of Frederick, Count of Luxembourg I and Gueldre, Irmintrud of) was born in 995; died on 21 Feb 1030. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Flanders, Ermengarde of
- 9. Baldwin, Count of Flanders V was born in 1012; died on 1 Sep 1067 in Lille.
- 8. Flanders, Ermengarde of