Liudolf Liudolfing, Duke of Saxony

Aft 805 - 866  (< 59 years)

• Name	Liudolf Liudolfing
  Title	Duke of Saxony
  Birth	Aft 805	Sachsen, Germany
  Gender	Male
  FSID	G14D-Z4Q
  Death	11 Mar 866
  Person ID	I9605	footsteps
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Bruno Wettin,   b. Abt 788, Sachsen, Germany d. Abt 827, Sachsen, Germany (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F5203	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Oda van Billung,   b. Bef 806, Sachsen, Germany d. 17 May 913, Sachsen, Germany (Age > 107 years)
  Marriage	820
  Children	+ 1. Otto Liudolfing, Duke of Saxony ,   b. Abt 836, Sachsen, Germany d. 30 Nov 912, Sachsen, Germany (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  The ruling Liudolfing House, also known as the Ottonian dynasty, is nam e d a f t e r him; he is its oldest verified member. Liudolf (c. 805/820 - 11/12 March 866) was a Carolingian office bearer a n d c o u n t in the Duchy of Saxony from about 844. The ruling Liudolfing h o u s e , a lso known as the Ottonian dynasty, is named after him; he is its o l d e s t v erified member. Liudolf was the son of a margrave. Liudolf had extended possessions in t h e w e s t ern Harz foothills and on the Leine river, he also served as a m i l i t a ry leader (dux) in the wars of the East Frankish king Louis the Ge r m a n a g ainst Viking invasions, and the Polabian Slavs. Later authors ca l l e d L i udolf a Duke of the Eastern Saxons (dux Orientalis Saxonum, prob a b l y s i nce 850) and Count of Eastphalia.

  
  

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