Wulfhilde of Saxony
Wulfhilde Billung of Saxony | |
|---|---|
 Henry IX of Bavaria and Wulfhild of Saxony | |
| Born | 1072 |
| Died | 29 December 1126 Weingarten Abbey |
| Noble family | Billung |
| Spouse(s) | Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria |
| Father | Magnus, Duke of Saxony |
| Mother | Sophia 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.[1] 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[1]
- Conrad (died: 17 March 1126 in Bari, buried in Molfetta), a Cistercian monk and saint
- Sophia
- Judith[1]
- 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[]
- ^ a b c Luscombe & Riley-Smith 2006, p. 755.
Sources[]
- Luscombe, David; Riley-Smith, Jonathan, eds. (2006). The New Cambridge Medieval History. Cambridge University Press.
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