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Données personnelles Bernard II "Duke of Saxony" (Bernard II "Duke of Saxony") von Sachsen-Billung 

• Prénom Bernard II "Duke of Saxony".
• Il est né environ 995 dans Luneburg, Niedersachsen, Germany.
• Il est décédé le 29 juin 1059 dans Luneburg, Niedersachsen, Germany. Il avait environ 63-64 ans.
• Il est enterré dans Church of St. Michael, Luneburg.

Famille de Bernard II "Duke of Saxony" (Bernard II "Duke of Saxony") von Sachsen-Billung

Il est marié avec Eilika von Schweinfurt.

Ils se sont mariés environ 1017.

Enfant(s):

1. Baldric "Thane of Cottingham" FitzBernhard-Sachsen  ± 1020-± 1062
2. Ordulf "Duke of Saxony" von Sachsen-Billung  ± 1022-1072
3. Gertrud van Saksen-Billung  1029-1113 
4. Ida von Sachsen  ± 1032-± 1102
5. Heidwig von Sachsen  ± 1039-± 1085

Notes par Bernard II "Duke of Saxony" (Bernard II "Duke of Saxony") von Sachsen-Billung

Bernard II (c. 995 – 29 June 1059) was the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Saxony">Duke of Saxony (1011–1059), the third of the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billung">Billung dynasty, a son of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_I,_Duke_of_Saxony">Bernard I and Hildegard. He had the rights of a count in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisia">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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Henry_II">Emperor Henry II and he accompanied him into http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland">Poland and negotiated the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_of_Bautzen">treaty of Bautzen of 1018. In 1019–1020, he revolted and gained the recognition of the tribal laws of Saxony, something his father had just failed to do. He returned then to war with the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavs">Slavs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obodrites">Obodrites and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutici">Lutici) and drew them into his sphere of power and influence through their leader, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottschalk_%28Slavic_prince%29">Godescalc (Gottschalk).

He supported http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor">Conrad II in 1024 and his son http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_III,_Holy_Roman_Emperor">Henry III, though he began to fear the latter for his closeness to the Archbishop http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adalbert_of_Bremen">Adalbert of Bremen, an inveterate enemy of the dukes of Saxony. Though he was a critical ally of the Danes, so fundamental to Henry's wars in the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Countries">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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg">Hamburg. He died in 1059 and was succeeded without incident by his son http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordulf,_Duke_of_Saxony">Ordulf. He is buried in the Church of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Michael">Saint Michael in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCneburg">Lüneburg.

Issue of Bernard II, Duke of Saxony and Eilika of Schweinfurt

Bernard II, Duke of Saxony married to Eilika of Schweinfurt, daughter of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_of_Schweinfurt">Henry of Schweinfurt. They had:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_of_Saxony">Gertrude of Saxony (c. 1030 – August 4, 1113), married: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floris_I,_Count_of_Holland">Floris I, Count of Holland, married (secondly): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_I,_Count_of_Flanders">Robert I, Count of Flanders
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordulf,_Duke_of_Saxony">Ordulf, Duke of Saxony (c. 1020 – March 28, 1072), married: Ulfhilde or Wulfhilde of Norway (c. 1023 – May 24, 1070), daughter of Saint & King http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_II_of_Norway">Olaf II (St.Olaf) of Norway & Astrid of Sweden
• Hermann
• Ida of Saxony, married: Albert III, Count of Namur.

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