Bruno Duke of Saxony
- 8431. Bruno Duke of Saxony died in 843. married Susanna Countess of Montfort on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Ludolph Duke of Saxony was born about 816; died on 6 Sep 864.
Generation: 2
2. Ludolph Duke of Saxony (1.1) was born about 816; died on 6 Sep 864. Notes:
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{Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1956 Ed., 20:33 states:} Ludolph (Liudolf) was
appointed about 850 by King Louis "the German" as margrave to defend the
`Limes Saxoniae' (a narrow strip of land on the eastern frontier) against
the Slavs. Ludolph vigorously fought the Slavs and extended the frontier
and his own influence. {-This source states he died in 866.} He was
succeeded by his son Bruno who was killed fighting the Normans in 880; the
second son, Otto the Illustrious, then succeeded and was recognized Duke of
Saxony by King Conrad I.married Hatwige on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Otho, The Illustrious, Duke of Saxony died on 12 Nov 912.
Generation: 3
3. Otho, The Illustrious, Duke of Saxony (2.2, 1.1) died on 12 Nov 912. Notes:
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Otho (Otto) succeeded his elder brother Bruno in 880 and on the death of
Burkhard, Margrave of Thuringia in 908, obtained control of that
principality as well. Saxony became practically independent and played a
major role in the empire.The married Bavaria, Hedwige (Edith) of on Yes, date unknown. Hedwige (daughter of Arnulf Roman Emperor of Bavaria and Italy) died on 24 Dec 903. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Henry, The Emperor of Germany I was born about 876; died on 2 Jul 936 in Memleben.
Generation: 4
4. Henry, The Emperor of Germany I (3.The3, 2.2, 1.1) was born about 876; died on 2 Jul 936 in Memleben. Notes:
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Building on the strong base achieved by his father, Henry I further extended
Saxony and was elected German King in 919. He walled towns and built
substantial fortifications; he established markets, churches and monasteries
and encouraged learning and culture. He defended Germany against the Wends
(929), the Magyars (who invaded Thuringia in 933) and the Viking Danes (934).
He was the first to create a unified Germany.I married Ringelheim, Mathilda of in 909. Mathilda (daughter of Dietrich Ct. of Ringelheim and Lorraine, Gisele of) was born in 894 in Memleben, Germany; died on 14 May 936 in Quedlinberg, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Hatwide Princess of Saxony died on 10 May 965.
- 6. Saxony, Gerberga of died on 5 May 984.