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Birth:          ABT  855 of Saxony
Death:          24 Dec  903 

Notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedwiga
Hedwiga (also known as Hathui; c.?850/55 – 24 December 903), a member of the 
Elder House of Babenberg (Popponids), was Duchess of Saxony from about 880 until 
her death, by her marriage with the Liudolfing duke Otto the Illustrious. She is the 
mother of King Henry the Fowler.

Life[edit]

She probably was the daughter of Henry of Franconia (d. 886), documented as a 
princeps militiae of the East Frankish king Louis the Younger and dux of Austrasia 
under emperor Charles the Fat. Hedwiga's mother probably was related to the imperial 
Carolingian dynasty, however, a presumed descent of princess Gisela could not be 
conclusively established. Dux Henry died fighting against the Vikings during the Siege 
of Paris in West Francia.

About 869/70 Hedwiga married Otto (d. 912), a younger son of late Saxon count 
Liudolf. Her husband's family had already achieved a dominating position in the stem 
duchy; Otto's sister Liutgard was married to King Louis the Younger about the same 
time. With the support of his brother-in-law King Louis the Younger, Otto succeeded 
as head of the Liudolfing dynasty and heir of the Saxon estates, when his elder 
brother Bruno was killed fighting against the Vikings in the 880 Battle of Lüneburg 
Heath. Hedwiga's husband remained a loyal supporter of the Carolingian dynasty, 
while he rose to the position of a Saxon duke (Herzog).

Hedwiga and Otto had three sons: Henry the Fowler (who succeeded his father in 912) 
and his elder brothers Thankmar and Liudolf, who both died young; as well as a 
daughter, Oda who married King Zwentibold of Lotharingia, an illegitimate son of 
Emperor Arnulf, in 897.[1]


Marriage To ____ Otto "the Illustrious" "the Grand" (ABT  851 - 30 Nov  912)
    m.  869 

Notes

Parents
____ Liudolf ( 806 - 11 Mar  866)
BILLUNG Oda (ABT  810 - )

Children by ____ Otto "the Illustrious" "the Grand" ABT  851 - 30 Nov  912
____ Henry (Heinrich) I "the Fowler" ( 876 - 2 Jul  936)
OF SAXONY Oda ( 877 - AFT  952)
OF SAXONY Liudolf (ABT  878 - )

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