Duke of Saxony Liudolf of Saxony
Abt 805 - 864 (~ 59 years)
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Name Liudolf of Saxony Title Duke of Saxony Born Abt 805 Gender Male Reference Number 15859 Died 12 Mar 864 Buried Brunshausen, Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany 
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Person ID I15859 Thompson-Milligan Last Modified 12 Apr 2018
Father Brun of Saxony Relationship natural Mother Gisa Vonverla Relationship natural Family ID F5165 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Oda of Billung, d. 17 May 913 Children 1. Otto I of Saxony, b. 851, d. 30 Nov 912 (Age 61 years) [natural] 2. Liutgard of Saxony, b. 845, d. 17 Nov 885 (Age 40 years) [natural] 3. Brun of Saxony, d. 2 Feb 880 [natural] 4. Hatumoda of Saxony [natural] 5. Gerberga of Saxony [natural] 6. Christina of Saxony [natural] Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 Family ID F5164 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Buried - - Brunshausen, Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany 
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Notes - Liudolf (born about 805, died 12 March 864 or 866) was a Saxon count, son of one count (Graf) Brun (Brunhart) and his wife Gisla von Verla; later authors called him duke of the Eastern Saxons (dux orientalis Saxonum, probably since 850) and count of Eastphalia. Liudolf had extended possessions in eastern Saxony, and was a leader (dux) in the wars of King Louis the German against Normans and Slavs. The ruling Liudolfing House, also known as the Ottonian dynasty, is named after him; he is its oldest verified member.
Before 830 Liudolf married Oda, daughter of a Frankish princeps named Billung and his wife Aeda. Oda died on 17 May 913, supposedly at the age of 107.
They had six children:
Brun
Otto the Illustrious, father of Henry the Fowler
Liutgard married King Louis the Younger in 874.
Hathumoda, became an abbess
Gerberga, became an abbess
Christina, became an abess
By marrying a Frankish nobleman's daughter, Liudolf followed suggestions set forth by Charlemagne about ensuring the integrity of the Frankish Empire in the aftermath of the Saxon Wars through marriage.
In 845/846, Liudolf and his wife traveled to Rome in order to ask Pope Sergius II for permission to found a house of secular canonesses, duly established at their proprietary church in Brunshausen around 852, and moved in 881 to form Gandersheim Abbey. Liudolf's minor daughter Hathumod became the first abbess.
Liudolf is buried in Brunshausen.
- Liudolf (born about 805, died 12 March 864 or 866) was a Saxon count, son of one count (Graf) Brun (Brunhart) and his wife Gisla von Verla; later authors called him duke of the Eastern Saxons (dux orientalis Saxonum, probably since 850) and count of Eastphalia. Liudolf had extended possessions in eastern Saxony, and was a leader (dux) in the wars of King Louis the German against Normans and Slavs. The ruling Liudolfing House, also known as the Ottonian dynasty, is named after him; he is its oldest verified member.
