Wulfhilde of Saxony

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Noble family House of Billung Father Magnus, Duke of Saxony		Mother Sophia of Hungary Name Wulfhilde 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.

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