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The House of Billung was a dynasty of Saxon noblemen in the 9th through 1 2 t h c e n turies.
The first known member of the house was Count Wichmann, mentioned as a B i l l u n g in 811. Oda, the wife of Count Liudolf, oldest known member of t h e L i u d olfing House, was also a Billung as was Matilda of Ringelheim.
In the 10th century, the property of the family was centered in the Bar d e n g a u around Lüneburg and they controlled the march named after them. I n t h e m i d dle of the 10th century, when the Saxon dukes of the House of L i u d o l fing had also become German kings, King Otto the Great entrusted m o r e a n d m ore of his ducal authority to Hermann Billung. For five genera t i o n s , the House of Billung ruled the Duchy of Saxony.
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Abt 780 - 850 (70 years)
