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Research Notes
Hildesuith is mentioned in the chronicles as the second wife of Hermann Billung. [1]
Cawley notes that no primary source has been found that confirms the name for a possible second wife of Hermann Billung. [2]
According to Baldwin, Hildesuith was either the second wife of Hermann Billung or the first wife of his son Bernhard. [3]
"The claim that Hermann's wife was named Hildegarde is based on a late source which is evidently confusing the wives of Hermann and his son Bernhard". [3]
↑ Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Hosted online by the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG), accessed 2023, Early Saxon Leaders, family of Billung.
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Wikipedia is listed as the source for this profile. I have recently visited Wikipedia and they suggest a Countess Oda as the mother for Bernhard Billung (I) of Saxony. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_I,_Duke_of_Saxony:
"a son of Duke Herman and Oda."
Then, if you go to his father's profile on Wikipedia, it states the following: "Hermann Billung perhaps was married twice: According to the chronicles of St Michael's Abbey in Lüneburg, a Countess Oda died on 15 March in an unknown year after 973, the Xanten annals noted the death of one Ode, spouse of Duke Hermann, on the same day. She probably was related to the royal Ottonian dynasty; Henry the Fowler's grandmother was named Oda (herself a member of the Billung dynasty), which was also the name of his sister. A second wife Hildesuith or Hildegard of Westerburg is mentioned in the chronicles, but her relation to Oda remains unclear. Hildegard was also the name of the spouse of Hermann's son Bernard. The name of Hermann's granddaughter Oda of Meissen suggests that Oda was the mother of his children."
I would suggest a name change on this profile to Countess Oda or Ode, depending on your spelling choice. Death after 973, date 15 March, based on the cited Xanten annals.
"a son of Duke Herman and Oda." Then, if you go to his father's profile on Wikipedia, it states the following: "Hermann Billung perhaps was married twice: According to the chronicles of St Michael's Abbey in Lüneburg, a Countess Oda died on 15 March in an unknown year after 973, the Xanten annals noted the death of one Ode, spouse of Duke Hermann, on the same day. She probably was related to the royal Ottonian dynasty; Henry the Fowler's grandmother was named Oda (herself a member of the Billung dynasty), which was also the name of his sister. A second wife Hildesuith or Hildegard of Westerburg is mentioned in the chronicles, but her relation to Oda remains unclear. Hildegard was also the name of the spouse of Hermann's son Bernard. The name of Hermann's granddaughter Oda of Meissen suggests that Oda was the mother of his children."
I would suggest a name change on this profile to Countess Oda or Ode, depending on your spelling choice. Death after 973, date 15 March, based on the cited Xanten annals.