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Ordulf (sometimes Otto) (c. 1022 - 28 March 1072) was the duke of Saxony from 1059, when he succeeded his father Bernard II, until his death. He was a member of the Billung family. Reign His entire reign was occupied by wars with the Wends. He was allied with Denmark, strengthening the alliance by marrying (1042) Wulfhild (died 24 May 1071), daughter of Olaf II of Norway. Their son Magnus succeeded Ordulf as Duke of Saxony. His second wife, Gertrude of Haldensleben, daughter of a Count Conrad, was imprisoned in Mainz in 1076 and died 21 February 1116. Their son Bernard died after a fall from a horse at Lüneburg on 15 July (year unknown). Ordulf is buried in the church of Saint Michael at Lüneburg. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Another version Ordulf, Herzog von Sachsen b. 1022, d. 28 March 1072 Pedigree: Appears on charts: Descendant Chart for Carolus I Magnus, empereur auguste Ordulf, Herzog von Sachsen was born in 1022.1,2 He was the son of Bernard II, Herzog von Sachsen and Eilika von Schweinfurt. He married Wulfhilda Óláfsdóttir, daughter of Oláfr "den Hellige" Haraldsson, King of Norway and Ástrídr Óláfsdóttir, in November 1042; His 1st. Her 2nd.3 He and Magnus "den gode" Óláfsson, King of Norway and Denmark were fought alongside each other against the Wends before 1047. He succeeded his father to the duchy of Saxony in 1059. Duke of Saxony in German Empire, between 1059 and 1072.4 He married Erbin von Haldensleben Gertrude von Haldensleben, daughter of Graf von Haldensleben Konrad von Haldensleben, in 1071; His 2nd. Her 2nd.1,5 He died on 28 March 1072 at age 50 years.6,1,7 Children of Ordulf, Herzog von Sachsen and Wulfhilda Óláfsdóttir: Gertrude von Sachsen+ b. c 1043?, d. 4 Aug 1113 Magnus Billung, Herzog von Sachsen+ b. b 1045, d. 23 Aug 1106 Billung Dynasty: The primary ruling dynasty in Saxony in the 10th and 11th centuries. It was founded by Hermann Billung, who in 936 received from the German king (and future emperor) Otto I a march, or border territory, on the lower Elbe River to be held against the pagan Slavic Wends. In 961 Otto granted Hermann the Saxon ducal title, which on Hermann's death (973) passed to his son and thereafter to his descendants, who continued the struggle against the Slavs. Although the family extended its conquests toward the Oder River, thus preparing these territories for Christianization, their lands consisted of only the northeastern part of the former stem duchy of Saxony. Hermann's son Bernard I (d. 1011) obtained guarantees of the special privileges and customs of the Saxons from the emperor Henry II; Bernard II (d. 1059) obtained similar guarantees from the emperor Conrad II. Both Bernard II and his son Ordulf (d. 1072) had to defend their territories against the encroachments of Adalbert, archbishop of Bremen. The family came to embody the Saxon national resentment toward the Salian kings and emperors Henry III and particularly Henry IV, who wanted to reestablish imperial authority in Saxony. In August 1106, with the death of Magnus Billung, the family died out. http://en.wikipedia.org
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