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Male Duke Bernhard von Saxony II Click to view Duke Bernhard von Saxony II in the family tree

Bernhard was born in 0995 in Saxony.  Bernhard's father was Bernard (Benno) Billung I and his mother was Hildegarde von Stade.  His paternal grandfather was Duke Herman Billung von Saxony and his paternal grandmother is Hildegardis von Westerbourg; his maternal grandparents were Henry von Stade and Countess Judith of the Wetterau. He had a brother named Bernard.  He was the older of the two children. He had a half-sister named Petronille.  He died at the age of 64 on June 29th, 1059.


Bernhard's first family with Elika von Schweinfurt

‌Bernhard and Elika were married in a religious ceremony about 1020.  They had a son and two daughters, named Ordulph, Gertrude and Gertrud Billunger.


Bernhard's second family with Bertrade Haraldsdottir

They had a daughter named Othelhildis.

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