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Wulfhilde of Saxony

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Noble family
  
House of Billung

Father
  
Magnus, Duke of Saxony


Mother
  
Sophia of Hungary

Name
  
Wulfhilde Saxony

Wulfhilde of Saxony

Died
  
December 29, 1126, Weingarten Abbey

Spouse
  
Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria (m. ?–1126)

Children
  
Judith of Bavaria, Duchess of Swabia, Henry X, Duke of Bavaria

Parents
  
Magnus, Duke of Saxony, Sophia of Hungary

Grandchildren
  
Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, Henry the Lion

Similar People
  
Henry IX - Duke of Bavaria, Frederick I - Holy Roman E, Frederick II - Duke of Swabia, Henry the Lion, Bela I of Hungary

Wulfhilde Billung of Saxony (1072 – 29 December 1126 in Weingarten Abbey) was the eldest daughter of Magnus, Duke of Saxony and his wife, Sophia of Hungary.

She married Duke Henry IX of Bavaria. As a result of this marriage, part of the Billung possessions came into the hands of the House of Guelph. They had the following children:

  • Henry X
  • Conrad (died: 17 March 1126 in Bari, buried in Molfetta), a Cistercian monk
  • Sophia
  • Judith
  • Matilda (d. 1138), married Margrave Diephold IV of Vohburg (d. 1130) and Count Gebhard III of Sulzbach (d. 1188)
  • Welf VI
  • Wulfhilde, married Rudolf I, Count of Bregenz (d. 1160)
  • Wulfhilde died in 1126 and was buried at Weingarten Abbey.

    References

    Wulfhilde of Saxony Wikipedia