Bernard von Sachsen II

• Preferred Name: Bernard von Sachsen II^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]}
  
• Alternate Name: Bernard Billung
  
• Alternate Name: Bernhard
  
• Gender: M
  
• FSID: KHQ6-TFB
  
• Birth: 995 in Namur, Belgium at LATI: N0.3333 LONG: E0.8333
  
• Death: 29 JUN 1059 in Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany at LATI: N3 LONG: E0.5
  
• Burial: AFT 29 JUN 1059 in The Church of Saint Michael, Hildesheim, Germany at LATI: N2.1267 LONG: E0.965
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Duke of Saxony
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Bernard II (c. 995-29 June 1059) was the Duke of Saxony between 1011 and 1059, the third of the Billung dynasty as a son of Bernard I and Hildegard. Besides his position in Saxony, he had the rights of a count in Frisia.
  
  Bernard expanded the powers of the duke in Saxony and is regarded as the greatest of the Billungers. He was originally a supporter of Holy Roman Emperor Henry II, and he accompanied him into Poland to negotiate the Peace of Bautzen of 1018. In 1019-1020, however, he revolted against Henry[1] and gained the recognition of the tribal laws of Saxony, something his father had failed to do. He then returned to war with the Obodrites and Lutici (two Slavic tribes) and drew them into his sphere of influence through their leader Gottschalk.
  
  He supported Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II in 1024 and his son Henry III, though he began to fear the latter for his closeness to the Archbishop Adalbert of Bremen, whom he considered a spy and inveterate enemy of the dukes of Saxony. Although he was a critical ally of the Danes, who provided fundamental support for Henry's wars in the Low Countries, Bernard was on the brink of rebellion until the death of Adalbert. The remainder of his reign, however, was quiet.
  
  In 1045, he erected the Alsterburg in Hamburg. He died in 1059 and was succeeded without incident by his son Ordulf. He is buried in the Church of Saint Michael in Lüneburg.
  
  «b»Marriage and issue«/b»
  Bernard II, Duke of Saxony married to Eilika of Schweinfurt, daughter of Henry of Schweinfurt. They had these children together:
  
  1.) Gertrude of Saxony (c. 1030-August 4, 1113), married firstly to Floris I, Count of Holland, secondly to Robert I, Count of Flanders
  
  2.) Ordulf, Duke of Saxony (c. 1020-March 28, 1072), who married Ulfhilde or Wulfhilde of Norway (c. 1023-May 24, 1070), daughter of King Olaf II (St.Olaf) of Norway and his wife Queen Astrid
  
  3.) Hermann
  
  4.) Ida of Saxony, who married Albert III, Count of Namur
  
  BIO
  BIO: Duke of Saxony.
  
  ** from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SAXONY.htm#Ordulfdied1072A as of 4/28/2016
  
  BERNHARD (after 990-29 Jun 1059, bur Lüneburg St Michael). The Annalista Saxo names "duce Be
  
  === Duke of Saxony (1011-1059) ===
  Preceded by Bernhard I
  The third of the Billung dynasty, a son of Hildegard. He had the rights of a count in Frisia.
  My 28th G-Grandfather.

• m. ABT 1020

1. Gertrud von Sachsen, b. 1034 in Schweinfurt, Bayern, Allemagne     d. 4 AUG 1113 in Veurne, West Flanders, Belgium
2. Ida von Sachsen, b. 1035 in Saxony, Germany     d. 31 JUL 1102 in Namur, Belgium
3. Otto von Sachsen, b. 1 FEB 1020 in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany     d. 28 MAR 1072 in Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany

1. Title: Bernhard I and Bernhard II, Dukes of Saxony, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SAXONY.htm#BernhardIdied1011B [See document in the Memories section]
   Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SAXONY.htm#BernhardIdied1011B;
   Note: Bernhard I and Bernhard II, Dukes of Saxony, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SAXONY.htm#BernhardIdied1011B [See document in the Memories section]
   Page: Bernhard I and Bernhard II, Dukes of Saxony, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SAXONY.htm#BernhardIdied1011B [See document in the Memories section]
   
2. Title: Robert I, Count of Flanders, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FLANDERS,%20HAINAUT.htm#RobertIdied1093A [See document in the Memories section]
   Publication: Name: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/141471266;
   Note: Robert I, Count of Flanders, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FLANDERS,%20HAINAUT.htm#RobertIdied1093A [See document in the Memories section]
   Page: Robert I, Count of Flanders, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FLANDERS,%20HAINAUT.htm#RobertIdied1093A [See document in the Memories section]
   
3. Title: Wikipedia: Bernard II, Duke of Saxony
   Author: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_II,_Duke_of_Saxony
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_II,_Duke_of_Saxony;
   
4. Title: Wikipedia.org - Bernhard II van Saksen (Nederlands)
   Author: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_II_van_Saksen
   Publication: Name: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_II_van_Saksen;
   
5. Title: Dirk III, Dirk IV, Floris I, and Dirk V, Counts of Holland, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/HOLLAND.htm#DirkIIIdied1039A [See document in the Memories section]
   Publication: Name: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/121694962;
   Note: Dirk III, Dirk IV, Floris I, and Dirk V, Counts of Holland, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/HOLLAND.htm#DirkIIIdied1039A [See document in the Memories section]
   Page: Dirk III, Dirk IV, Floris I, and Dirk V, Counts of Holland, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/HOLLAND.htm#DirkIIIdied1039A [See document in the Memories section]
   
6. Title: Wikipedia.org - Bernhard II. Sachsen (Deutsch)
   Author: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_II._(Sachsen)
   Publication: Name: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_II._(Sachsen);
   
7. Title: Bernard II von Sachsen, "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV23-GLZN : 1 April 2023), Bernard II von Sachsen, ; Burial, Lüneburg, Landkreis Lüneburg, Lower Saxony Niedersachsen, Germany, Sankt Michaeliskirche Lüneburg; citing record ID 62721891, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV23-GLZN;
   
8. Title: Bernard II von Sachsen, "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV23-GLZN : 1 April 2023), Bernard II von Sachsen, ; Burial, Lüneburg, Landkreis Lüneburg, Lower Saxony Niedersachsen, Germany, Sankt Michaeliskirche Lüneburg; citing record ID 62721891, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV23-GLZN;
   
9. Title: Markgraf Berthold, Eilika von Walbeck and HEINRICH von Schweinfurt in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BAVARIAN%20NOBILITY.htm#Bertholddied980 [See document in the Memories section]
   Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BAVARIAN%20NOBILITY.htm#Bertholddied980;
   Note: Markgraf Berthold, Eilika von Walbeck and HEINRICH von Schweinfurt in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BAVARIAN%20NOBILITY.htm#Bertholddied980 [See document in the Memories section]
   Page: Markgraf Berthold, Eilika von Walbeck and HEINRICH von Schweinfurt in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BAVARIAN%20NOBILITY.htm#Bertholddied980 [See document in the Memories section]
   
10. Title: Robert, Count of Flanders, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FLANDERS,%20HAINAUT.htm#RobertIdied1093A [See document in the Memories section]
    Publication: Name: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FLANDERS,%20HAINAUT.htm#RobertIdied1093A;
    Note: Robert, Count of Flanders, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FLANDERS,%20HAINAUT.htm#RobertIdied1093A [See document in the Memories section]
    Page: Robert, Count of Flanders, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/FLANDERS,%20HAINAUT.htm#RobertIdied1093A [See document in the Memories section]
    
11. Title: Albert II and III, Comtes de Namur, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NAMUR.htm#ALbertIIIdied1102A [See document in the Memories section]
    Publication: Name: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NAMUR.htm#ALbertIIIdied1102A;
    Note: Albert II and III, Comtes de Namur, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NAMUR.htm#ALbertIIIdied1102A [See document in the Memories section]
    Page: Albert II and III, Comtes de Namur, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NAMUR.htm#ALbertIIIdied1102A [See document in the Memories section]
    
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    Page: Friedrich von Luxemburg, Duke of Lower Lotharingia, in the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy ~https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/LUXEMBOURG.htm#Fredericdied1065 [See document in the Memories section]