Bernard, I Duke of Saxony

Male Abt 950 - 1011  (~ 61 years)


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  • Name Bernard , I Duke of Saxony  [1
    Suffix I Duke of Saxony 
    Born Abt 950  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 09 Feb 1010/11  [1
    Buried Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Bernard I (c. 950 - 9 February 1011) was the duke of Saxony (973-1011), the second of the Billung dynasty, a son of Duke Herman and Oda. He extended his father's power considerably.

      He fought the Danes in 974, 983, and 994 during their invasions. He supported the succession of Otto III over Henry the Wrangler. In 986, he was made marshal and in 991 and 995 he joined the young Otto on campaign against the Slavs. He increased his power vis-à-vis the crown, where his father had been the representative of the king to the tribe, Bernard was the representative of the tribe to the king [1]. Bernard died in 1011 and was buried in the Church of Saint Michael in Lüneburg.
      Family

      In 990, Bernard married Hildegard (died 1011), daughter of Count Henry I the Bald of Stade (died 976). They had the following issue:

      Herman, died young
      Bernard II, his successor
      Thietmar, a count, died in a duel on 1 April 1048 in Pöhlde
      Gedesdiu (or Gedesti) (died 30 June c. 1040), abbess of Metelen (from 993) and Herford (from 1002)

      and probably:

      Matilda, nun
      Othelindis (died 9 March 1044), married Dirk III of Holland
    Person ID I5294  Bosdet Genealogy
    Last Modified 16 May 2013 

    Father Herman, Duke of Saxony,   b. Abt 905,   d. 27 Mar 973, Quedlinburg, Saxony, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Family ID F1735  Group Sheet

    Family Hildegard of Stade,   d. 1011 
    Children 
     1. Bernard, II Duke of Saxony,   b. Abt 995,   d. 29 Jun 1059  (Age ~ 64 years)
    Family ID F2088  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_I,_Duke_of_Saxony.