Bernard I Billung, Duke of Saxony

Abt 940 - 1011  (71 years)

• Name	Bernard I Billung
  Birth	Abt 940  [1]
  Death	9 Feb 1011	Princely Abbey of Corvey, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany   [1]
  Burial	St. Michaelis, Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany   [1]
  Siblings	2 sisters
  + 1. Matilda of Saxony   d. 25 May 1005 ▻ Baldwin III, Count of Flanders and Artoi,  m. 1 Jan 961 ;   Godfrey, Count of Verdun and Bidgau,  m. After 962 + 2. Swanhilde of Saxony   d. 26 Nov 1014 ▻ Dietmar I, Margrave of the Saxon Eastmark;   Ekkehard I, Margrave of Meissen and Thuringia,  m. After 979 + 3. Bernard I Billung, Duke of Saxony,   b. Abt 940   d. 9 Feb 1011, Princely Abbey of Corvey, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany  (Age 71 years) ▻ Hildegarde von Stade,  m. Abt 990
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Billung, Count of Saxony,   b. Abt 875   d. 26 Mar 967  (Age 92 years)  (Grandfather)  Hildegarde of Westerbourg  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I6016	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	Hermann Billung, Duke of Saxony and Margrave of the Billungermark,   b. About 905   d. 27 Mar 973 (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Hildegarde of Westerbourg
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Hildegarde von Stade,   b. 974 to 976   d. 3 Oct 1011 (Age 37 years)  [1]
  Marriage	Abt 990  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 50 years - She : ~ 16 years.
  Children	+   1. Bernard II, Duke of Saxony,   b. Abt 995   d. 29 Jun 1059 (Age 64 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Elica von Schweinfort  m. Abt 1020;   Bertrade, Prncess of Norway
  Family ID	F2664	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Bernard I Billung, Duke of Saxony(Abt 940 – 1011) 2Hermann Billung, Duke of Saxony and Margrave of the Billungermark(905 – 973) 4Billung, Count of Saxony(Abt 875 – 967) 5Frederunda 3Hildegarde of Westerbourg 6 7

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 9 Feb 1011 - Princely Abbey of Corvey, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Burial - - St. Michaelis, Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002).