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Marriage: Children:
  1. Ekbert Der Einaugige Count In Ambergau Death: 4 Apr 994
  2. Wichmann II Count Of Engern Death: 22 Sep 967

Bibliography
  1. Schwennicke, Detlev, ed., Europaische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der europaischen Staaten, New Series. I: Die Stammesherzoge, Die Weltlichenkurforsten, Die Kaiserlichen, Koniglichen und Grossherzoglichen Familien. Marburg: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, 1980. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: ES I #[0-9]*].
  2. Schwennicke, Detlev, ed., Europaische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der europaischen Staaten, New Series. I.1: Die frankischen Konige und die Konige und Kaiser, Stammesherzoge, Kurfursten, Markgrafen und Herzoge des Heiligen Romischen Reiches Deutscher Nation. Frankfurt am Main: Vittorio Klostermann, 1998. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: ES I.1 #[0-9]*].
  3. The Henry Project: The Ancestors of King Henry II of England, An eperiment in a cooperative online database for scholarly medieval genealogy. Contributors and Editors: Stewart Baldwin, Todd Farmerie, Peter Stewart. Available at https://fasg.org/projects/henryproject/ Information from this source tagged as [Ref: HenryII .*].
  4. Moriarty, G Andrews, Plantagenet Ancestry of King Edward III And Queen Philippa. Salt Lake: Mormon Pioneer Genealogical Society, 1985. LDS Film#0441438. NYPL ARF-86-2555. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/007905814?cat=66443. Also available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/66443. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Moriarty Plantagenet p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
parents:
dotted line, with comment that it is probably wrong, Billing Count in Saxony & Frederina or Hildeburg [Ref: Moriarty Plantagenet p17],
brother:
Amelung Bishop of Verden, and Hermann Billung [Ref: ES I.1 #11]
Anelung Bishop of Verdun 933-962, and Hermann Duke of Saxony [Ref: ES I #8]
Hermann Billing [Ref: HenryII herma000 4/3/2011]
Hermann Billung Duke of Saxony [Ref: Moriarty Plantagenet p179, Moriarty Plantagenet p17]
Hermann duke of Sachsen [Ref: HenryII dietr000 4/3/2011]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: ES I #8, ES I.1 #11]
21 Feb 944 [Ref: Moriarty Plantagenet p179, Moriarty Plantagenet p180, Moriarty Plantagenet p26]
23 Apr (or 12 May?) 944 [Ref: HenryII herma000 4/3/2011]
944 [Ref: HenryII dietr000 4/3/2011]
Sources with Information about marriage to Frederuna
names:
[Ref: Moriarty Plantagenet p26]
Wichmann & sister of Queen Matilde [Ref: HenryII dietr000 4/3/2011, HenryII herma000 4/3/2011],
child:
[Ref: ES I #8, Moriarty Plantagenet p180]
Research Notes:
Count in Saxony [Ref: HenryII dietr000 4/3/2011]
Count, place not specified [Ref: ES I.1 #11]
Count of Engern [Ref: Moriarty Plantagenet p179]
Count of Engera Wigmodiagrau [Ref: Moriarty Plantagenet p26]

11 Oct 937: appears in an act of Otto I as count in the pagus of Unimodi [Ref: HenryII herma000 4/3/2011]

937: Count [Ref: ES I.1 #11]

937: emvious that his brother Hermann had been chosen as leader of the army, Wichmann briefly rebelled against the king, but was soon reconciled with him [Ref: HenryII herma000 4/3/2011]

Necrological annals of Fulda place his death in 944; Luneburg necrology shows counts of this name under both 23 April and 12 May [Ref: HenryII herma000 4/3/2011]

----- Europaische Stammtafeln I.1 #11 ("Die Billunger, Herzoge von (in) Sachsen d. 1106"): Wichmann I d A, 937 Gf d. 23.IV 944; children Wichmann II, Ekbert [Ref: ES I.1 #11]



Pedigree of Wichmann Count Of Engern
 /-----Billung Count In Saxony
Wichmann Count Of Engern
 \-----Fraderuna



Descendants of Wichmann Count Of Engern
1. Wichmann Count Of Engern m. Frederuna
m. Frederuna father: Dietrich Count in Westfalen mother: Ragenhilda

2nd generation

2. Ekbert Der Einaugige Count In Ambergau m.

3rd generation

4. Wichmann III Count In Konigsdahlum m. Reinmed
m. Reinmed father: Gottfried Count In Hattuariergau
6. Bruno Count Of Brunswick m. Gisele Of Swabia
m. Gisele Of Swabia father: Hermann II Duke Of Swabia mother: Gerberga Of Burgundy

4th generation

8. Liudolf (Ludwig) Margrave Of Westfriesland m. Gertrudis
m. Gertrudis father: Hugh IV Of Egisheim, Count Of The Lower Alsace mother: Heilwig Of Dagsburg

5th generation

11. Ekbert II Margrave Of Saxony And Thuringia m. Ermengarde Markgrafin Of Susa
m. Ermengarde Markgrafin Of Susa father: Ulric Manfred II Marquess Of Turin mother: Bertha