Ludolph Duke of Saxony
Abt 816 - 864 (48 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Ludolph Duke of Saxony was born about 816 (son of Bruno Duke of Saxony and Susanna Countess of Montfort); died on 6 Sep 864. Notes:
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{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.married Hatwige on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Otho, The Illustrious, Duke of Saxony died on 12 Nov 912.
2. Bruno Duke of Saxony (son of Wigbert, Duke ofSaxony); died in 843. married Susanna Countess of Montfort on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Susanna Countess of Montfort Children:
- 1. Ludolph Duke of Saxony was born about 816; died on 6 Sep 864.
Generation: 3
4. Wigbert, Duke ofSaxony (son of Witteking, Duke Duke and Denmark, Geva of); died in 825. Children:
- Walpert Count of Oldenburg died in 856.
- 2. Bruno Duke of Saxony died in 843.
Generation: 4
8. Witteking, Duke Duke (son of Wernicke King of Saxons and Rugen, Gunilda of The Island); died in 807. Notes:
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Witteking was the last King of the Saxons (769-85) and the first Duke of
Saxony (785-807){per Carr P. Collins, "Royal Ancestors of Magna Charta
Barons," Dallas, TX, 1959, p. 222 - his ancestry is also from this source}.
Note: He is the same person as ID7175 in this database, shown here as his
brother!!Duke married Denmark, Geva of on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Denmark, Geva of Children:
- 4. Wigbert, Duke ofSaxony died in 825.