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Personal data Ludolf Liudolf I "the Great" of Saxony von Sachsen Duke of Saxony
Source 1- He was born estimated around imated between 782 and 824 in Engern/Angaria (Present Niedersachsen), Sachsen/Saxe, Ostfrankenreich (Present Germany).
- Alternative: He was born about 805 in Engern/Angaria (Present Niedersachsen), Sachsen/Saxe, Ostfrankenreich (Present Germany).
- Alternative: He was born on March 12, 816 in Goslar, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany.Source 1
- He died about March 12, 864 in Sachsen/Saxe, Ostfrankreich (Present Germany).
- Alternative: He died on September 6, 864 in Mensleben, Sachsen, Germany, he was 40 years old.Source 1
- He is buried in First Kloster Gandersheim, Brunshausen (Present Bad Gandersheim) (Present Landkreis Northeim, Niedersachsen), Sachsen/Saxe, Ostfrankenreich (Present Germany).
- A child of Bruno Brunhart of Saxony
- This information was last updated on December 27, 2021.
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Liudolf von Sachsen
English (default): Liudolf, Portuguese: Liudolfo da Saxonia
Gender:
Male
Birth:
estimated between 782 and 824‰
Engern/Angaria (Present Niedersachsen), Sachsen/Saxe, Ostfrankenreich (Present Germany)
Death:
March 12, 866
Sachsen/Saxe, Ostfrankreich (Present Germany)
Place of Burial:
First Kloster Gandersheim, Brunshausen (Present Bad Gandersheim), (Present Landkreis Northeim, Niedersachsen), Sachsen/Saxe, Ostfrankenreich (Present Germany)
Immediate Family:
Son of Margrave Bruno
Husband of Oda of Thuringia
Father of Bruno Billung, Graf in Sachsen; Otto I the Illustrious, Duke of Saxony; Thankmar Ludolfingowie; Oda von Sachsen von Stade; Unknown von Sachsen; Gerberga; N.N. von Sachsen; Enda; Christina, abbess of Gandersheim; Hatumoda and Liutgard of Saxony
Half brother of Mathilde of Saxony
https://www.geni.com/people/Liudolf-I-the-Great-Duke-of-Saxony/6000000001156994345
http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SAXONY.htm#Liudolfdied866A
http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SAXONY.htm#Liudolfdied866B
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liudolf,_Duke_of_Saxony
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottonian_dynasty
http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/
http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps08/ps08_313.htm
Known Parents: Graf Brunhart von Engern/Angaria (Mittelalter Genealogie), all other information unknown or unconfirmed (spouse unknown)
Siblings: Unknown
Spouse: Oda von Sachsen (daughter of a Billung prince and Aeda), c.805-913
Children:
1. Bruno von Sachsen (d. 880) died crossing a flooded river or in battle during an expedition against the Danes.
2. Otto "der Erlauchte" von Sachsen (d. 912), Graf im Sâºdthâºringau, Graf im Eichsfeld (888), Lay Abbot of Hersfield (908), husband of Hedwig/Hathui.
3. Thankmar, Abbot of Corvey (877/879)
4. Liutgard, wife of Ludwig III der Jungere, King of the East Franks (876-911), King of Bavaria (879-911), King of Lotharingia/Lorraine (880-911).
5. Enda, wife of Unknown
6. Hathmod (840-874), first Abbess of Gandersheim (852/856-874)
7. Gerberga (d. 896/897), second Abbess of Gandersheim (874-896/897)
8. Christina (d. 919/920), third Abbess of Gandersheim (897)
One unnamed daughter and three unnamed sons, died young.
Basic information and justifications:
Birth: circa 805 (English and German Wikipedia, Genealogie Mittelalter says 805/820) - location unknown, but most likely in the historic province of Engern/Angaria (present Niedersachsen), Stammesherzogtum Sachsen (Duchy of Saxony), Eastern Franconia
Wedding: c820/835 - location unknown
Death: 11 March 866 (FMG) - location unknown
Burial: First Kloster Gandersheim in Brunshausen (Bad Gandersheim), Landkreis Northeim, Niedersachsen
Alternate names: Ludolf
Occupation: Dux Orientalium Saxonum, Graf von Sachsen (844-866)
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From the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy page on Saxony (covering his birth family):
http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SAXONY.htm#Liudolfdied866A
Three brothers, parents not known, although the primary source which confirms this relationship has not so far been identified.
It is assumed that the brothers were related to Bruno (d. after 775) and his son Ekbert (d. after 834, husband of Ida). If this is correct, from a chronological point of view they may have been brothers of Ekbert. It is also possible that the relationship was through Ekbert's (unknown) mother.
1. BRUNO .
Brun was named as father of Liudolf in the early 13th century Gandersheimer Reimchronik[103], but no earlier source has so far been identified which confirms the relationship.
m ---. The name of Bruno's wife is not known.
Bruno & his wife had one child:
a) LIUDOLF (-11 Mar 866, bur Brunshausen). Graf.
Reference:
[103] Wolff, L. (ed.) (1969) Die Gandersheimer Reimchronik des Priesters Eberhard 2nd Ed. (Altdeutsche Textbibliothek, Tâºbingen), 9, lines 139-44, cited in Jackman, D. C. (1997) Criticism and Critique, sidelights on the Konradiner (Oxford Unit for Prosopographical Research), p. 146 footnote 40.
From the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy page on Saxony (covering his married life):
http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SAXONY.htm#Liudolfdied866B
LIUDOLF, son of BRUNO & his wife --- (-11 Mar 866, bur Brunshausen).
Brun was named as father of Liudolf in the early 13th century Gandersheimer Reimchronik[105], but no earlier source has so far been found which confirms the relationship.
The Chronicon Hildesheimense records that Liudolf founded the abbey of Gandersheim in 852, first at Brunshausen[106]. Widukind records that "Liudulfus" transferred relics of Pope Innocent to Rome[107].
The Annales Alamannicorum record "Ludolfus dux Saxoniⶠavus Heinrici" among those who swore allegiance in 864[108].
The Annales Xantenses record the death in 866 of "Liudolfus comes a septentrione"[109].
m ODA, daughter of BILLUNG princeps & his wife Aeda (-17 May 913).
The Carmen de Primordiis Câìnobii Gandersheimensis names the wife of "Liudulfus" as "Oda·Ä¶Francorum·Ä¶de stirpe potentum, filia Billungi·Ä¶atque Aedâ¶"[110].
"Oda comitissa, Pipini regis Italiⶠex filia neptis, Hliudolfi Ducis vidua" founded Kloster Calbe an der Milde, by charter dated 885[111].
"Arnolfus·Ä¶rex" confirmed donations of his predecessor of land "in pago Nordthuringa dicto in comitatu Liudulfi in loco Uuanzleua" to Kloster Gandersheim naming "fideli costrⶠin sanctimoniali habitu constitut⶷ĶOdâ¶" by an undated charter, placed in the compilation among charters dated [891/92], which names "filia eius Gerberga abbatissa"[112]. "Otto·Ä¶rex" confirmed privileges to Kloster Gandersheim "avo illius Sigihardo comiti in pago Chiemihgovue in comitatu Sigihardi" to "comiti nostro Eberhart" by charter dated 4 May 947 in which he names "proavo nostro Liutulfo·Ä¶et eius coniuge Oda·Ä¶et avo nostro Ottone" recalling their involvement in the foundation of the monastery[113].
Liudolf & his wife had [twelve] children:
1. BRUNO (-killed in battle in Saxony 2 Feb 880).
The Annalista Saxo records "Brunonis ducis" as brother of "Otto filius Liudolfi ducis"[114]. "Hludowicusဦrex" granted immunities to Kloster Gandersheim, naming "Brun et Otto nostri fideles comitesဦ[et] Liutolf genitor eorumဦ[et]ဦGerbirg soror eorundem comitum" by charter dated 26 Jan 877[115].
The Annales Fuldenses name "Brun ducem et fratrem reinâ¶, Wicmannum, Bardonem, alterum Bardonem et tertium Bardonem, Thiotherium, Gerrichum, Liutolfum, Folcwartum, Avan, Thiotricum, Liutharium" as those killed in battle in 880 in Saxony against "Nordmannis"[116]. The Gesta Francorum lists "Brun ducem et fratrem reginâ¶" as one of the twelve counts who were killed fighting the Danes in 880[117]. Thietmar records that "Duke Bruno·Ä¶great uncle" of Bruno Archbishop of Kââln, was drowned in a flooded river on 2 Feb while on an expedition against the Danes[118]. The Erchanberti Breviarum records that "Ludovicus rex Franciâ¶" had one son "Hug·Ä¶de concubina" who [in 880] fought the Vikings "cum Theoderico et Marcwardo·Ä¶episcopis et Bardone fratre Liutkardⶠreginâ¶"[119], "Bardone" presumably being an error for "Brunone", although this version appears to conflate two battles (one at the river Scheldt and one in Saxony) which are reported separately in the Annales Fuldenses. The Gesta Francorum lists "Bardonum·Ä¶alterum Bardonum [et] tertium Bardonum" as three of the twelve counts who were killed fighting the Danes in 880[120]. The other two counts named "Bardo" or "Bruno" have not been identified.
2. OTTO "der Erlauchte" (-30 Nov 912[121], bur Gandersheim Stiftskirche).
The Annalista Saxo records "Otto" as "filius Liudolfi ducis"[122].
Graf im Sâºdthâºringau.
Graf im Eichsfeld 888.
3. THANKMAR .
Europâ§ische Stammtafeln[123] names Thankmar as a son of Liudolf & his wife but the primary source which confirms this has not so far been identified.
[Abbot of Corvey 877/79]. ·ÄúLudolphus comes·Äù donated property ·Äúin Daelhem et in Adonhusen·Äù to Corvey monastery ·Äúpro filio suo Tancmaro·Äù[124].
4. LIUTGARD (-17 or 30 Nov 885, bur Aschaffenburg).
Widukind names "Liudgardam sororem Brunonis ac magni ducis Oddonis" as wife of "orientales Francos imperantium Hluthowicus"[125]. "Hludowicusဦrex" made a donation of property in "villaဦWinenheim" to Kloster Lorsch in the name of "comitiဦWerinhario" by charter dated 4 Jan 877, naming "coniuge nostra Liutgarda"[126].
The necrology of Fulda records the death in 885 of "Liutgart regina"[127]. The death and burial place of "Liudgardis regina" are recorded in the Annalista Saxo[128].
m (before 29 Nov 874) LUDWIG, son of LUDWIG II "der Deutsche" King of the East Franks & his wife Emma [Welf] ([835]-Frankfurt-am-Main 20 Jan 882, bur Kloster Lorsch).
He succeeded his father in 876 as LUDWIG III "der Jâºngere" King of the East Franks, Saxony and ¬Î© Lotharingia.
King of Bavaria 879.
King of Lotharingia 880.
5. ENDA .
Europâ§ische Stammtafeln[129] names Enda as a daughter of Liudolf & his wife, and her marriage, but the primary source which confirms this has not so far been identified.
m ---.
6. HATHUMOD (840-29 Sep 874, bur Brunnshausen).
The Chronicon Hildesheimense records that "Hathamodam eius ducis [Liudolfi] filiam" was was installed as first abbess of Gandersheim in 852, and that she died 18 years later[130]. Her life and death are recounted in the Vita et Obitus Hathamodâ¶[131]. Her death is recorded in the Annalista Saxo[132].
7. GERBERGA (-5 Sep [896/97]).
The Chronicon Hildesheimense records that "Gerbergam sororem [Hathamodâ¶]" succeeded her sister as second abbess of Gandersheim[133]. "Gerburgis" is named sister of "Hathumod"[134], whom she succeeded as Abbess of Gandersheim in 874[135]. "Hludowicus·Ä¶rex" granted immunities to Kloster Gandersheim, naming "Brun et Otto nostril fideles comites·Ä¶[et] Liutolf genitor eorum·Ä¶[et]·Ä¶Gerbirg soror eorundem comitum" by charter dated 26 Jan 877[136].
8. CHRISTINA (-1 Apr [919/20], bur Gandersheim Stiftskirche).
Thankmar records that "Sororem autem eius [=Gerburgis [et] Hathumod] Cristinam" entered Gandersheim, specifying that they were all daughters of "Oda"[137].
Abbess of Gandersheim 897-897.
9. daughter (-young).
Europâ§ische Stammtafeln[138] refers to an unnamed daughter of Liudolf & his wife who died young, but the primary source which confirms this has not so far been identified.
10. son (-young).
Europâ§ische Stammtafeln[139] refers to two or three unnamed sons of Liudolf & his wife who died young, but the primary source which confirms this has not so far been identified.
11. son (-young).
Europâ§ische Stammtafeln[140] refers to two or three unnamed sons of Liudolf & his wife who died young, but the primary source which confirms this has not so far been identified.
12. [son (-young).
Europâ§ische Stammtafeln[141] refers to two or three unnamed sons of Liudolf & his wife who died young, but the primary source which confirms this has not so far been identified.]
References:
[105] Wolff, L. (ed.) (1969) Die Gandersheimer Reimchronik des Priesters Eberhard 2nd Ed. (Altdeutsche Textbibliothek, Tâºbingen), 9, lines 139-44, cited in Jackman (1997), p. 146 footnote 40.
[106] Chronicon Hildesheimense 4, MGH SS VII, p. 851.
[107] Widukindi Res GestⶠSaxonicⶠI.16, MGH SS III, p. 425.
[108] Annales Alamannicorum continuation Sangallensis prima 864, MGH SS I, p. 50, alternative text quoted in footnote 1.
[109] Annales Xantenses 866, MGH SS II, p. 231.
[110] Carmen de Primordiis Câìnobii Gandersheimensis, MGH SS IV, p. 306.
[111] Riedel Mark 1 [the full reference is not given], p. 25, quoted in Raumer, G. W. von (1836) Regesta HistoriⶠBrandenburgensis Tome I (Berlin) (·ÄúRegesta HistoriⶠBrandenburgensis·Äù), p. 24.
[112] D Arn 107, p. 157.
[113] D O I 89, p. 171.
[114] Annalista Saxo 907.
[115] D LJ 3, p. 335.
[116] Annales Fuldensium Pars Tertia, auctore incerto 880, MGH SS I, p. 393.
[117] Gesta quorundam regum Francorum 880, MGH SS I, p. 393.
[118] Thietmar 2.23, p. 108.
[119] Erchanberti Breviarum, MGH SS II, p. 330.
[120] Gesta quorundam regum Francorum 880, MGH SS I, p. 393.
[121] Thietmar 1.7.
[122] Annalista Saxo 907.
[123] ES I.1 10.
[124] Traditiones Corbeienses 235, p. 96.
[125] Widukindi Res GestⶠSaxonicⶠI.16, MGH SS III, p. 425.
[126] D LJ 2, p. 334.
[127] Annales Necrologici Fuldenses, MGH SS XIII, p. 123.
[128] Annalista Saxo 885, which gives the exact date.
[129] ES I.1 10.
[130] Chronicon Hildesheimense 4, MGH SS VII, p. 851.
[131] Agii, Vita et Obitus Hathamodâ¶, MGH SS IV, p. 166 et seq.
[132] Annalista Saxo 870.
[133] Chronicon Hildesheimense 4, MGH SS VII, p. 851.
[134] Thangmari, Vita Bernwaldi Episcopi Hildesheimensis 12, MGH SS IV, p. 763.
[135] Annalista Saxo 870.
[136] D LJ 3, p. 335.
[137] Thangmari, Vita Bernwaldi Episcopi Hildesheimensis 12, MGH SS IV, p. 763.
[138] ES I.1 10.
[139] ES I.1 10.
[140] ES I.1 10.
[141] ES I.1 10.
From the Wikipedia page on Liudolf, Duke of Saxony:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liudolf,_Duke_of_Saxony
Liudolf (born about 805 or, died 11 or 12 March 864 or 866) was a Saxon count (probably 840-866), son of one count (Graf) Brun (Brunhart)[1] and his wife Gisla von Verla[2] ; later authors called him duke of the Eastern Saxons (dux orientalis Saxonum, probably since 850) and count of Eastphalia.
Liudolf had extended possessions in eastern Saxony, and was a leader (dux) in the wars of King Louis the German against Normans and Slavs. The ruling Liudolfing House, also known as the Ottonian dynasty, is named after him; he is its oldest verified member. (German Wikipedia suggests that the family was already elevated among Carolingian Officials in Saxony.)
(German Wikipedia says that Liudolf's ancestry is uncertain. His parents are historically elusive: "Markgraf Bruno the Younger" and "Gisla of Verla". Other sources say that Liudolf's mother is Addida, who was the daughter of Saxon Duke Ekbert and St. Ida von Herzfeld.)
(German Wikipedia says that Liudolf had extensive estates in the western Harz mountains in the area of Leine, on which in 852 (with Oda, Altfrid Bishop of Hildesheim, and maybe his cousin) he founded a convent at Brunshausen (where Liudolf was later buried). In 881, the monastery in Gandersheim was moved to new buildings. In Gandersheim, Oda found her final resting place. The monastery became the burial site for the early Liudolfingers, and central place for their memorials. Liudolf is said to have been one of the greatest rulers of Saxony. It is suggested that the son of Louis the German, heir to the eastern part of the empire, Louis the Younger, married with his daughter.)
Before 830 Liudolf married Oda, daughter of a Frankish princeps named Billung and his wife Aeda. Oda died on 17 May 913, supposedly at the age of 107.[3]
They had six children:[4]
1. Brun, Graf in 877
2. Otto the Illustrious (d. 912, married Hadwig or Hathui, d. 903, daughter of Heinrich dux austriacorum Poppon), father of Henry the Fowler
3. Thankmar, Abbot of Corvey 877/879
4. Liutgard married Carolingian King of East Francia Louis III the Younger (before 29 November) 874.[5] (d. 20 January 882), (testified in 877, d. 17/30 November 885, buried in Aschaffenburg)
5. Hathumoda (b. c.840, d. 29 November 874, became an abbess of Gandersheim 852)
6. Gerberga, (d. 5 September 896/897, became an abbess of Gandersheim 874)
7. Christina, (d. April 1, probably 919/920, became an abess[6] of Gandersheim 896-897, buried in Gandersheim church)
8. One daughter and two sons who died young.
By marrying a Frankish nobleman's daughter, Liudolf followed suggestions set forth by Charlemagne about ensuring the integrity of the Frankish Empire in the aftermath of the Saxon Wars through marriage.
In 845/846, Liudolf and his wife traveled to Rome in order to ask Pope Sergius II for permission to found a house of secular canonesses, duly established at their proprietary church in Brunshausen around 852, and moved in 881 to form Gandersheim Abbey. Liudolf's minor daughter Hathumod became the first abbess.
Liudolf is buried in Brunshausen.
Notes
1.^ The Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol 24, Ed. Hugh Chisholm, (1911), 268.
2.^ de:Liudolf (Sachsen)
3.^ Saint Odilo (Abbot of Cluny), Queenship and sanctity: The lives of Mathilda and The epitaph of Adelheid, translated by Sean Gilsdorf, (Catholic University of America Press, 2004), 24.
4.^ Althoff, Gerd, Christopher Carroll, Family, friends and followers: political and social bonds in medieval Europe, (Cambridge University Press, 2004), 38.
5.^ The rise of the medieval world, 500-1300: a biographical dictionary, Ed. Jana K. Schulman , (Greenwood Press, 2002), 271.
6.^ The rise of the medieval world, 500-1300: a biographical dictionary, 271.
From the English Wikipedia page on the Ottonian Dynasty:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottonian_dynasty
The Ottonian dynasty was a dynasty of Germanic Kings (919-1024), named after its first emperor but also known as the Saxon dynasty after the family's origin. The family itself is also sometimes known as the Liudolfings, after its earliest known member Liudolf and one of its primary leading-names. The Ottonian rulers are also regarded as the first dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire, as successors of the Frankish Carolingian dynasty and Charlemagne, who is commonly viewed as the founder of the Holy Roman Empire.
Ottonian family tree
Ruling in Germany and the Holy Roman Empire
Although never Emperor, Henry I the Fowler, Duke of Saxony, was arguably the founder of this imperial dynasty, since his election as German king made it possible for his son, Otto the Great to take on the imperium. Since Otto I most of the German kings were also crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
Under the reign of the Ottonian rulers, the kingdom of the Eastern Franks finally became Germany with the conclusion of the unification of the duchies of Lorraine, Saxony, Franconia, Swabia, Thuringia and Bavaria into one empire. Also the union of Germany with the Holy Roman Empire, which dominated the German history until 1806, began with the coronation of Otto I the Great in Rome in 962. But the projected restoration of the Roman Empire failed already under Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor.
After the extinction of the Ottonian dynasty with the death of Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor in 1024 the crown passed to the Salian dynasty. Luitgard, a daughter of Emperor Otto I had married the Salian Duke Conrad the Red of Lorraine. His great-grandson was Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor.
Ottonian Kings and Emperors:
1. Henry I the Fowler, King of the Germans and Duke of Saxony, died 936
2. Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor and Duke of Saxony, died 973
3. Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, died 983
4. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor, died 1002
5. Saint Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, died 1024
Some other famous members of the Liudolfing or Ottonian House:
Liudolf, Count of Saxony, died 864/866
Saint Altfrid, Bishop of Hildesheim, died 874
Brun, Duke of Saxony, died 880
Otto the Illustrious, Duke of Saxony, died 912
Gerberga of Saxony, died 954
Henry I, Duke of Bavaria, died 955
Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, died 957
Hedwige of Saxony, died 965
Bruno I, Archbishop of Cologne and Duke of Lotharingia, died 965
William, Archbishop of Mainz, died 968
Matilda, Abbess of Quedlinburg, died 999
Adelheid I, Abbess of Quedlinburg, died 1044
Otto, Duke of Swabia and Bavaria, died 982
Henry II, Duke of Bavaria, the Wrangler, died 995
Bruno, Bishop of Augsburg, died 1029
See also
Kings of Germany family tree. The Ottonians were the 3rd dynasty to rule Germany and were related by marriage to all the others.
References
Karl Leyser, "Ottonian Government" The English Historical Review 96.381 (October 1981), pp 721-753.
Liudolf is buried in Brunshausen; his sons Brun and Otto apparently inherited his property.
Duke of Saxony
http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps08/ps08_313.htm
{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.
References: [AR7],[Weis1]
From Wikipedia:
Liudolf (born about 805, died 12 March 864 or 866) was a Saxon count, son of one count (Graf) Brun (Brunhart) and his wife Gisla von Verla ; later authors called him duke of the Eastern Saxons (dux orientalis Saxonum, probably since 850) and count of Eastphalia. Liudolf had extended possessions in eastern Saxony, and was a leader (dux) in the wars of King Louis the German against Normans and Slavs. The ruling Liudolfing House, also known as the Ottonian dynasty, is named after him; he is its oldest verified member.
Before 830 Liudolf married Oda, daughter of a Frankish princeps named Billung and his wife Aeda. Oda died on 17 May 913, supposedly at the age of 107.
They had six children:
* Brun * Otto the Illustrious, father of Henry the Fowler * Liutgard married King Louis the Younger in 874. * Hathumoda, became an abbess * Gerberga, became an abbess * Christina, became an abbess[6]
By marrying a Frankish nobleman's daughter, Liudolf followed suggestions set forth by Charlemagne about ensuring the integrity of the Frankish Empire in the aftermath of the Saxon Wars through marriage.
In 845/846, Liudolf and his wife traveled to Rome in order to ask Pope Sergius II for permission to found a house of secular canonesses, duly established at their proprietary church in Brunshausen around 852, and moved in 881 to form Gandersheim Abbey. Liudolf's minor daughter Hathumod became the first abbess.
Liudolf is buried in Brunshausen.
Ruled 844-864
Liudolf was a Saxon count, son of one count Brun and his wife Gisla von Verla; later authors called him duke of the Eastern Saxons and count of Eastphalia.
LIUDOLF, son of BRUNO & his wife --- (-11 Mar 866, bur Brunshausen).
Brun was named as father of Liudolf in the early 13th century Gandersheimer Reimchronik[105], but no earlier source has so far been found which confirms the relationship.
The Chronicon Hildesheimense records that Liudolf founded the abbey of Gandersheim in 852, first at Brunshausen[106]. Widukind records that "Liudulfus" transferred relics of Pope Innocent to Rome[107].
The Annales Alamannicorum record "Ludolfus dux Saxoniⶠavus Heinrici" among those who swore allegiance in 864[108].
The Annales Xantenses record the death in 866 of "Liudolfus comes a septentrione"[109].
m ODA, daughter of BILLUNG princeps & his wife Aeda (-17 May 913).
The Carmen de Primordiis Câìnobii Gandersheimensis names the wife of "Liudulfus" as "Oda·Ä¶Francorum·Ä¶de stirpe potentum, filia Billungi·Ä¶atque Aedâ¶"[110].
"Oda comitissa, Pipini regis Italiⶠex filia neptis, Hliudolfi Ducis vidua" founded Kloster Calbe an der Milde, by charter dated 885[111].
"Arnolfus·Ä¶rex" confirmed donations of his predecessor of land "in pago Nordthuringa dicto in comitatu Liudulfi in loco Uuanzleua" to Kloster Gandersheim naming "fideli costrⶠin sanctimoniali habitu constitut⶷ĶOdâ¶" by an undated charter, placed in the compilation among charters dated [891/92], which names "filia eius Gerberga abbatissa"[112]. "Otto·Ä¶rex" confirmed privileges to Kloster Gandersheim "avo illius Sigihardo comiti in pago Chiemihgovue in comitatu Sigihardi" to "comiti nostro Eberhart" by charter dated 4 May 947 in which he names "proavo nostro Liutulfo·Ä¶et eius coniuge Oda·Ä¶et avo nostro Ottone" recalling their involvement in the foundation of the monastery[113].
Liudolf & his wife had [twelve] children:
1. BRUNO (-killed in battle in Saxony 2 Feb 880).
The Annalista Saxo records "Brunonis ducis" as brother of "Otto filius Liudolfi ducis"[114]. "Hludowicus·Ä¶rex" granted immunities to Kloster Gandersheim, naming "Brun et Otto nostri fideles comites·Ä¶[et] Liutolf genitor eorum·Ä¶[et]·Ä¶Gerbirg soror eorundem comitum" by charter dated 26 Jan 877[115]. The Annales Fuldenses name "Brun ducem et fratrem reinâ¶, Wicmannum, Bardonem, alterum Bardonem et tertium Bardonem, Thiotherium, Gerrichum, Liutolfum, Folcwartum, Avan, Thiotricum, Liutharium" as those killed in battle in 880 in Saxony against "Nordmannis"[116]. The Gesta Francorum lists "Brun ducem et fratrem reginâ¶" as one of the twelve counts who were killed fighting the Danes in 880[117]. Thietmar records that "Duke Bruno·Ä¶great uncle" of Bruno Archbishop of Kââln, was drowned in a flooded river on 2 Feb while on an expedition against the Danes[118]. The Erchanberti Breviarum records that "Ludovicus rex Franciâ¶" had one son "Hug·Ä¶de concubina" who [in 880] fought the Vikings "cum Theoderico et Marcwardo·Ä¶episcopis et Bardone fratre Liutkardⶠreginâ¶"[119], "Bardone" presumably being an error for "Brunone", although this version appears to conflate two battles (one at the river Scheldt and one in Saxony) which are reported separately in the Annales Fuldenses. The Gesta Francorum lists "Bardonum·Ä¶alterum Bardonum [et] tertium Bardonum" as three of the twelve counts who were killed fighting the Danes in 880[120]. The other two counts named "Bardo" or "Bruno" have not been identified. 2. OTTO "der Erlauchte" (-30 Nov 912[121], bur Gandersheim Stiftskirche).
The Annalista Saxo records "Otto" as "filius Liudolfi ducis"[122]. Graf im Sâºdthâºringau. Graf im Eichsfeld 888. 3. THANKMAR .
Europâ§ische Stammtafeln[123] names Thankmar as a son of Liudolf & his wife but the primary source which confirms this has not so far been identified. [Abbot of Corvey 877/79]. ·ÄúLudolphus comes·Äù donated property ·Äúin Daelhem et in Adonhusen·Äù to Corvey monastery ·Äúpro filio suo Tancmaro·Äù[124]. 4. LIUTGARD (-17 or 30 Nov 885, bur Aschaffenburg).
Widukind names "Liudgardam sororem Brunonis ac magni ducis Oddonis" as wife of "orientales Francos imperantium Hluthowicus"[125]. "Hludowicus·Ä¶rex" made a donation of property in "villa·Ä¶Winenheim" to Kloster Lorsch in the name of "comiti·Ä¶Werinhario" by charter dated 4 Jan 877, naming "coniuge nostra Liutgarda"[126]. The necrology of Fulda records the death in 885 of "Liutgart regina"[127]. The death and burial place of "Liudgardis regina" are recorded in the Annalista Saxo[128]. m (before 29 Nov 874) LUDWIG, son of LUDWIG II "der Deutsche" King of the East Franks & his wife Emma [Welf] ([835]-Frankfurt-am-Main 20 Jan 882, bur Kloster Lorsch). He succeeded his father in 876 as LUDWIG III "der Jâºngere" King of the East Franks, Saxony and ¬Î© Lotharingia. King of Bavaria 879. King of Lotharingia 880. 5. ENDA .
Europâ§ische Stammtafeln[129] names Enda as a daughter of Liudolf & his wife, and her marriage, but the primary source which confirms this has not so far been identified. m ---. 6. HATHUMOD (840-29 Sep 874, bur Brunnshausen).
The Chronicon Hildesheimense records that "Hathamodam eius ducis [Liudolfi] filiam" was was installed as first abbess of Gandersheim in 852, and that she died 18 years later[130]. Her life and death are recounted in the Vita et Obitus Hathamodâ¶[131]. Her death is recorded in the Annalista Saxo[132]. 7. GERBERGA (-5 Sep [896/97]).
The Chronicon Hildesheimense records that "Gerbergam sororem [Hathamodâ¶]" succeeded her sister as second abbess of Gandersheim[133]. "Gerburgis" is named sister of "Hathumod"[134], whom she succeeded as Abbess of Gandersheim in 874[135]. "Hludowicus·Ä¶rex" granted immunities to Kloster Gandersheim, naming "Brun et Otto nostril fideles comites·Ä¶[et] Liutolf genitor eorum·Ä¶[et]·Ä¶Gerbirg soror eorundem comitum" by charter dated 26 Jan 877[136]. 8. CHRISTINA (-1 Apr [919/20], bur Gandersheim Stiftskirche).
Thankmar records that "Sororem autem eius [=Gerburgis [et] Hathumod] Cristinam" entered Gandersheim, specifying that they were all daughters of "Oda"[137]. Abbess of Gandersheim 897-897. 9. daughter (-young).
Europâ§ische Stammtafeln[138] refers to an unnamed daughter of Liudolf & his wife who died young, but the primary source which confirms this has not so far been identified. 10. son (-young).
Europâ§ische Stammtafeln[139] refers to two or three unnamed sons of Liudolf & his wife who died young, but the primary source which confirms this has not so far been identified. 11. son (-young).
Europâ§ische Stammtafeln[140] refers to two or three unnamed sons of Liudolf & his wife who died young, but the primary source which confirms this has not so far been identified. 12. [son (-young).
Europâ§ische Stammtafeln[141] refers to two or three unnamed sons of Liudolf & his wife who died young, but the primary source which confirms this has not so far been identified.]
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Ben M. Angel's summary:
Relationships:
Known Parents: Graf Brunhart von Engern/Angaria (Mittelalter Genealogie), all other information unknown or unconfirmed (spouse unknown)
Siblings: Unknown
Spouse: Oda von Sachsen (daughter of a Billung prince and Aeda), c.805-913
Children:
1. Bruno von Sachsen (d. 880) died crossing a flooded river or in battle during an expedition against the Danes. 2. Otto "der Erlauchte" von Sachsen (d. 912), Graf im Sâºdthâºringau, Graf im Eichsfeld (888), Lay Abbot of Hersfield (908), husband of Hedwig/Hathui. 3. Thankmar, Abbot of Corvey (877/879) 4. Liutgard, wife of Ludwig III der Jungere, King of the East Franks (876-911), King of Bavaria (879-911), King of Lotharingia/Lorraine (880-911). 5 Enda, wife of Unknown 6. Hathmod (840-874), first Abbess of Gandersheim (852/856-874) 7. Gerberga (d. 896/897), second Abbess of Gandersheim (874-896/897) 8. Christina (d. 919/920), third Abbess of Gandersheim (897) One unnamed daughter and three unnamed sons, died young. Basic information and justifications:
Birth: circa 805 (English and German Wikipedia, Genealogie Mittelalter says 805/820) - location unknown, but most likely in the historic province of Engern/Angaria (present Niedersachsen), Stammesherzogtum Sachsen (Duchy of Saxony), Eastern Franconia
Wedding: c820/835 - location unknown
Death: 11 March 866 (FMG) - location unknown
Burial: First Kloster Gandersheim in Brunshausen (Bad Gandersheim), Landkreis Northeim, Niedersachsen
Alternate names: Ludolf
Occupation: Dux Orientalium Saxonum, Graf von Sachsen (844-866)
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From the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy page on Saxony (covering his birth family):
http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SAXONY.htm#Liudolfdied866A
Three brothers, parents not known, although the primary source which confirms this relationship has not so far been identified.
It is assumed that the brothers were related to Bruno (d. after 775) and his son Ekbert (d. after 834, husband of Ida). If this is correct, from a chronological point of view they may have been brothers of Ekbert. It is also possible that the relationship was through Ekbert's (unknown) mother.
1. BRUNO .
Brun was named as father of Liudolf in the early 13th century Gandersheimer Reimchronik[103], but no earlier source has so far been identified which confirms the relationship. m ---. The name of Bruno's wife is not known. Bruno & his wife had one child:
a) LIUDOLF (-11 Mar 866, bur Brunshausen). Graf.
Reference:
[103] Wolff, L. (ed.) (1969) Die Gandersheimer Reimchronik des Priesters Eberhard 2nd Ed. (Altdeutsche Textbibliothek, Tâºbingen), 9, lines 139-44, cited in Jackman, D. C. (1997) Criticism and Critique, sidelights on the Konradiner (Oxford Unit for Prosopographical Research), p. 146 footnote 40.
From the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy page on Saxony (covering his married life):
http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SAXONY.htm#Liudolfdied866B
LIUDOLF, son of BRUNO & his wife --- (-11 Mar 866, bur Brunshausen).
Brun was named as father of Liudolf in the early 13th century Gandersheimer Reimchronik[105], but no earlier source has so far been found which confirms the relationship.
The Chronicon Hildesheimense records that Liudolf founded the abbey of Gandersheim in 852, first at Brunshausen[106]. Widukind records that "Liudulfus" transferred relics of Pope Innocent to Rome[107].
The Annales Alamannicorum record "Ludolfus dux Saxoniⶠavus Heinrici" among those who swore allegiance in 864[108].
The Annales Xantenses record the death in 866 of "Liudolfus comes a septentrione"[109].
m ODA, daughter of BILLUNG princeps & his wife Aeda (-17 May 913).
The Carmen de Primordiis Câìnobii Gandersheimensis names the wife of "Liudulfus" as "Oda·Ä¶Francorum·Ä¶de stirpe potentum, filia Billungi·Ä¶atque Aedâ¶"[110].
"Oda comitissa, Pipini regis Italiⶠex filia neptis, Hliudolfi Ducis vidua" founded Kloster Calbe an der Milde, by charter dated 885[111].
"Arnolfus·Ä¶rex" confirmed donations of his predecessor of land "in pago Nordthuringa dicto in comitatu Liudulfi in loco Uuanzleua" to Kloster Gandersheim naming "fideli costrⶠin sanctimoniali habitu constitut⶷ĶOdâ¶" by an undated charter, placed in the compilation among charters dated [891/92], which names "filia eius Gerberga abbatissa"[112]. "Otto·Ä¶rex" confirmed privileges to Kloster Gandersheim "avo illius Sigihardo comiti in pago Chiemihgovue in comitatu Sigihardi" to "comiti nostro Eberhart" by charter dated 4 May 947 in which he names "proavo nostro Liutulfo·Ä¶et eius coniuge Oda·Ä¶et avo nostro Ottone" recalling their involvement in the foundation of the monastery[113].
Liudolf & his wife had [twelve] children:
1. BRUNO (-killed in battle in Saxony 2 Feb 880).
The Annalista Saxo records "Brunonis ducis" as brother of "Otto filius Liudolfi ducis"[114]. "Hludowicus·Ä¶rex" granted immunities to Kloster Gandersheim, naming "Brun et Otto nostri fideles comites·Ä¶[et] Liutolf genitor eorum·Ä¶[et]·Ä¶Gerbirg soror eorundem comitum" by charter dated 26 Jan 877[115]. The Annales Fuldenses name "Brun ducem et fratrem reinâ¶, Wicmannum, Bardonem, alterum Bardonem et tertium Bardonem, Thiotherium, Gerrichum, Liutolfum, Folcwartum, Avan, Thiotricum, Liutharium" as those killed in battle in 880 in Saxony against "Nordmannis"[116]. The Gesta Francorum lists "Brun ducem et fratrem reginâ¶" as one of the twelve counts who were killed fighting the Danes in 880[117]. Thietmar records that "Duke Bruno·Ä¶great uncle" of Bruno Archbishop of Kââln, was drowned in a flooded river on 2 Feb while on an expedition against the Danes[118]. The Erchanberti Breviarum records that "Ludovicus rex Franciâ¶" had one son "Hug·Ä¶de concubina" who [in 880] fought the Vikings "cum Theoderico et Marcwardo·Ä¶episcopis et Bardone fratre Liutkardⶠreginâ¶"[119], "Bardone" presumably being an error for "Brunone", although this version appears to conflate two battles (one at the river Scheldt and one in Saxony) which are reported separately in the Annales Fuldenses. The Gesta Francorum lists "Bardonum·Ä¶alterum Bardonum [et] tertium Bardonum" as three of the twelve counts who were killed fighting the Danes in 880[120]. The other two counts named "Bardo" or "Bruno" have not been identified. 2. OTTO "der Erlauchte" (-30 Nov 912[121], bur Gandersheim Stiftskirche).
The Annalista Saxo records "Otto" as "filius Liudolfi ducis"[122]. Graf im Sâºdthâºringau. Graf im Eichsfeld 888. 3. THANKMAR .
Europâ§ische Stammtafeln[123] names Thankmar as a son of Liudolf & his wife but the primary source which confirms this has not so far been identified. [Abbot of Corvey 877/79]. ·ÄúLudolphus comes·Äù donated property ·Äúin Daelhem et in Adonhusen·Äù to Corvey monastery ·Äúpro filio suo Tancmaro·Äù[124]. 4. LIUTGARD (-17 or 30 Nov 885, bur Aschaffenburg).
Widukind names "Liudgardam sororem Brunonis ac magni ducis Oddonis" as wife of "orientales Francos imperantium Hluthowicus"[125]. "Hludowicus·Ä¶rex" made a donation of property in "villa·Ä¶Winenheim" to Kloster Lorsch in the name of "comiti·Ä¶Werinhario" by charter dated 4 Jan 877, naming "coniuge nostra Liutgarda"[126]. The necrology of Fulda records the death in 885 of "Liutgart regina"[127]. The death and burial place of "Liudgardis regina" are recorded in the Annalista Saxo[128]. m (before 29 Nov 874) LUDWIG, son of LUDWIG II "der Deutsche" King of the East Franks & his wife Emma [Welf] ([835]-Frankfurt-am-Main 20 Jan 882, bur Kloster Lorsch). He succeeded his father in 876 as LUDWIG III "der Jâºngere" King of the East Franks, Saxony and ¬Î© Lotharingia. King of Bavaria 879. King of Lotharingia 880. 5. ENDA .
Europâ§ische Stammtafeln[129] names Enda as a daughter of Liudolf & his wife, and her marriage, but the primary source which confirms this has not so far been identified. m ---. 6. HATHUMOD (840-29 Sep 874, bur Brunnshausen).
The Chronicon Hildesheimense records that "Hathamodam eius ducis [Liudolfi] filiam" was was installed as first abbess of Gandersheim in 852, and that she died 18 years later[130]. Her life and death are recounted in the Vita et Obitus Hathamodâ¶[131]. Her death is recorded in the Annalista Saxo[132]. 7. GERBERGA (-5 Sep [896/97]).
The Chronicon Hildesheimense records that "Gerbergam sororem [Hathamodâ¶]" succeeded her sister as second abbess of Gandersheim[133]. "Gerburgis" is named sister of "Hathumod"[134], whom she succeeded as Abbess of Gandersheim in 874[135]. "Hludowicus·Ä¶rex" granted immunities to Kloster Gandersheim, naming "Brun et Otto nostril fideles comites·Ä¶[et] Liutolf genitor eorum·Ä¶[et]·Ä¶Gerbirg soror eorundem comitum" by charter dated 26 Jan 877[136]. 8. CHRISTINA (-1 Apr [919/20], bur Gandersheim Stiftskirche).
Thankmar records that "Sororem autem eius [=Gerburgis [et] Hathumod] Cristinam" entered Gandersheim, specifying that they were all daughters of "Oda"[137]. Abbess of Gandersheim 897-897. 9. daughter (-young).
Europâ§ische Stammtafeln[138] refers to an unnamed daughter of Liudolf & his wife who died young, but the primary source which confirms this has not so far been identified. 10. son (-young).
Europâ§ische Stammtafeln[139] refers to two or three unnamed sons of Liudolf & his wife who died young, but the primary source which confirms this has not so far been identified. 11. son (-young).
Europâ§ische Stammtafeln[140] refers to two or three unnamed sons of Liudolf & his wife who died young, but the primary source which confirms this has not so far been identified. 12. [son (-young).
Europâ§ische Stammtafeln[141] refers to two or three unnamed sons of Liudolf & his wife who died young, but the primary source which confirms this has not so far been identified.] References:
[105] Wolff, L. (ed.) (1969) Die Gandersheimer Reimchronik des Priesters Eberhard 2nd Ed. (Altdeutsche Textbibliothek, Tâºbingen), 9, lines 139-44, cited in Jackman (1997), p. 146 footnote 40. [106] Chronicon Hildesheimense 4, MGH SS VII, p. 851. [107] Widukindi Res GestⶠSaxonicⶠI.16, MGH SS III, p. 425. [108] Annales Alamannicorum continuation Sangallensis prima 864, MGH SS I, p. 50, alternative text quoted in footnote 1. [109] Annales Xantenses 866, MGH SS II, p. 231. [110] Carmen de Primordiis Câìnobii Gandersheimensis, MGH SS IV, p. 306. [111] Riedel Mark 1 [the full reference is not given], p. 25, quoted in Raumer, G. W. von (1836) Regesta HistoriⶠBrandenburgensis Tome I (Berlin) (·ÄúRegesta HistoriⶠBrandenburgensis·Äù), p. 24. [112] D Arn 107, p. 157. [113] D O I 89, p. 171. [114] Annalista Saxo 907. [115] D LJ 3, p. 335. [116] Annales Fuldensium Pars Tertia, auctore incerto 880, MGH SS I, p. 393. [117] Gesta quorundam regum Francorum 880, MGH SS I, p. 393. [118] Thietmar 2.23, p. 108. [119] Erchanberti Breviarum, MGH SS II, p. 330. [120] Gesta quorundam regum Francorum 880, MGH SS I, p. 393. [121] Thietmar 1.7. [122] Annalista Saxo 907. [123] ES I.1 10. [124] Traditiones Corbeienses 235, p. 96. [125] Widukindi Res GestⶠSaxonicⶠI.16, MGH SS III, p. 425. [126] D LJ 2, p. 334. [127] Annales Necrologici Fuldenses, MGH SS XIII, p. 123. [128] Annalista Saxo 885, which gives the exact date. [129] ES I.1 10. [130] Chronicon Hildesheimense 4, MGH SS VII, p. 851. [131] Agii, Vita et Obitus Hathamodâ¶, MGH SS IV, p. 166 et seq. [132] Annalista Saxo 870. [133] Chronicon Hildesheimense 4, MGH SS VII, p. 851. [134] Thangmari, Vita Bernwaldi Episcopi Hildesheimensis 12, MGH SS IV, p. 763. [135] Annalista Saxo 870. [136] D LJ 3, p. 335. [137] Thangmari, Vita Bernwaldi Episcopi Hildesheimensis 12, MGH SS IV, p. 763. [138] ES I.1 10. [139] ES I.1 10. [140] ES I.1 10. [141] ES I.1 10.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liudolf,_Duke_of_Saxony
Liudolf (born about 805 or, died 11 or 12 March 864 or 866) was a Saxon count (probably 840-866), son of one count (Graf) Brun (Brunhart)[1] and his wife Gisla von Verla[2] ; later authors called him duke of the Eastern Saxons (dux orientalis Saxonum, probably since 850) and count of Eastphalia.
Liudolf had extended possessions in eastern Saxony, and was a leader (dux) in the wars of King Louis the German against Normans and Slavs. The ruling Liudolfing House, also known as the Ottonian dynasty, is named after him; he is its oldest verified member. (German Wikipedia suggests that the family was already elevated among Carolingian Officials in Saxony.)
(German Wikipedia says that Liudolf's ancestry is uncertain. His parents are historically elusive: "Markgraf Bruno the Younger" and "Gisla of Verla". Other sources say that Liudolf's mother is Addida, who was the daughter of Saxon Duke Ekbert and St. Ida von Herzfeld.)
(German Wikipedia says that Liudolf had extensive estates in the western Harz mountains in the area of Leine, on which in 852 (with Oda, Altfrid Bishop of Hildesheim, and maybe his cousin) he founded a convent at Brunshausen (where Liudolf was later buried). In 881, the monastery in Gandersheim was moved to new buildings. In Gandersheim, Oda found her final resting place. The monastery became the burial site for the early Liudolfingers, and central place for their memorials. Liudolf is said to have been one of the greatest rulers of Saxony. It is suggested that the son of Louis the German, heir to the eastern part of the empire, Louis the Younger, married with his daughter.)
Before 830 Liudolf married Oda, daughter of a Frankish princeps named Billung and his wife Aeda. Oda died on 17 May 913, supposedly at the age of 107.[3]
They had six children:[4]
1. Brun, Graf in 877 2. Otto the Illustrious (d. 912, married Hadwig or Hathui, d. 903, daughter of Heinrich dux austriacorum Poppon), father of Henry the Fowler 3. Thankmar, Abbot of Corvey 877/879 4. Liutgard married Carolingian King of East Francia Louis III the Younger (before 29 November) 874.[5] (d. 20 January 882), (testified in 877, d. 17/30 November 885, buried in Aschaffenburg) 5. Hathumoda (b. c.840, d. 29 November 874, became an abbess of Gandersheim 852) 6. Gerberga, (d. 5 September 896/897, became an abbess of Gandersheim 874) 7. Christina, (d. April 1, probably 919/920, became an abess[6] of Gandersheim 896-897, buried in Gandersheim church) 8. One daughter and two sons who died young. By marrying a Frankish nobleman's daughter, Liudolf followed suggestions set forth by Charlemagne about ensuring the integrity of the Frankish Empire in the aftermath of the Saxon Wars through marriage.
In 845/846, Liudolf and his wife traveled to Rome in order to ask Pope Sergius II for permission to found a house of secular canonesses, duly established at their proprietary church in Brunshausen around 852, and moved in 881 to form Gandersheim Abbey. Liudolf's minor daughter Hathumod became the first abbess.
Liudolf is buried in Brunshausen.
Notes
1.^ The Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol 24, Ed. Hugh Chisholm, (1911), 268.
2.^ de:Liudolf (Sachsen)
3.^ Saint Odilo (Abbot of Cluny), Queenship and sanctity: The lives of Mathilda and The epitaph of Adelheid, translated by Sean Gilsdorf, (Catholic University of America Press, 2004), 24.
4.^ Althoff, Gerd, Christopher Carroll, Family, friends and followers: political and social bonds in medieval Europe, (Cambridge University Press, 2004), 38.
5.^ The rise of the medieval world, 500-1300: a biographical dictionary, Ed. Jana K. Schulman , (Greenwood Press, 2002), 271.
6.^ The rise of the medieval world, 500-1300: a biographical dictionary, 271.
From the English Wikipedia page on the Ottonian Dynasty:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottonian_dynasty
The Ottonian dynasty was a dynasty of Germanic Kings (919-1024), named after its first emperor but also known as the Saxon dynasty after the family's origin. The family itself is also sometimes known as the Liudolfings, after its earliest known member Liudolf and one of its primary leading-names. The Ottonian rulers are also regarded as the first dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire, as successors of the Frankish Carolingian dynasty and Charlemagne, who is commonly viewed as the founder of the Holy Roman Empire.
Ottonian family tree
Ruling in Germany and the Holy Roman Empire
Although never Emperor, Henry I the Fowler, Duke of Saxony, was arguably the founder of this imperial dynasty, since his election as German king made it possible for his son, Otto the Great to take on the imperium. Since Otto I most of the German kings were also crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
Under the reign of the Ottonian rulers, the kingdom of the Eastern Franks finally became Germany with the conclusion of the unification of the duchies of Lorraine, Saxony, Franconia, Swabia, Thuringia and Bavaria into one empire. Also the union of Germany with the Holy Roman Empire, which dominated the German history until 1806, began with the coronation of Otto I the Great in Rome in 962. But the projected restoration of the Roman Empire failed already under Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor.
After the extinction of the Ottonian dynasty with the death of Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor in 1024 the crown passed to the Salian dynasty. Luitgard, a daughter of Emperor Otto I had married the Salian Duke Conrad the Red of Lorraine. His great-grandson was Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor.
Ottonian Kings and Emperors:
1. Henry I the Fowler, King of the Germans and Duke of Saxony, died 936 2. Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor and Duke of Saxony, died 973 3. Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, died 983 4. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor, died 1002 5. Saint Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, died 1024 Some other famous members of the Liudolfing or Ottonian House:
Liudolf, Count of Saxony, died 864/866 Saint Altfrid, Bishop of Hildesheim, died 874 Brun, Duke of Saxony, died 880 Otto the Illustrious, Duke of Saxony, died 912 Gerberga of Saxony, died 954 Henry I, Duke of Bavaria, died 955 Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, died 957 Hedwige of Saxony, died 965 Bruno I, Archbishop of Cologne and Duke of Lotharingia, died 965 William, Archbishop of Mainz, died 968 Matilda, Abbess of Quedlinburg, died 999 Adelheid I, Abbess of Quedlinburg, died 1044 Otto, Duke of Swabia and Bavaria, died 982 Henry II, Duke of Bavaria, the Wrangler, died 995 Bruno, Bishop of Augsburg, died 1029 See also
Kings of Germany family tree. The Ottonians were the 3rd dynasty to rule Germany and were related by marriage to all the others.
References
Karl Leyser, "Ottonian Government" The English Historical Review 96.381 (October 1981), pp 721-753.
Liudolf is buried in Brunshausen; his sons Brun and Otto apparently inherited his property.
Liudolf Liudolf I "the Great", duke of Saxony
Gender:
Male
Birth:
circa 805
Engern/Angaria (Present Niedersachsen), Sachsen/Saxe, Ostfrankenreich (Present Germany)
Death:
March 12, 864 (55-63)
Sachsen/Saxe, Ostfrankreich (Present Germany)
Place of Burial:
First Kloster Gandersheim, Brunshausen (Present Bad Gandersheim), (Present Landkreis Northeim, Niedersachsen), Sachsen/Saxe, Ostfrankenreich (Present Germany)
Immediate Family:
Son of Margrave Bruno and Unknown Mother of Liudolf
Husband of Hedwige di Friuli and Oda of Billung
Father of Bruno; Otto I the Illustrious, duke of Saxony; Thankmar Ludolfingowie; Waldrada of Wormsgau; Liutgard of Saxony; Enda; Adelaide Queen of Franks; Hatumoda; Gerberga; Krystyna; N.N. von Sachsen; (Wife of Ekkehard, b. 870); Oda of Saxony; Eckbert von Sachsen, prins; Irminburg von Sachsen and Bruenhilde ¬´ less
Half brother of Mathilde of Saxony
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