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Female Schwanhilde von Saxony Click to view Schwanhilde von Saxony in the family tree

Schwanhilde was born about 0941 in Saxony, Germany.  Schwanhilde's father was Duke Herman Billung von Saxony and her mother is Hildegardis von Westerbourg.  Her paternal grandfather was Count Billung von Stubenshorn of Saxony and her paternal grandmother is Ermengarde de Nantes; her maternal grandfather was Count Lothar von Stade II of Walbeck and her maternal grandmother is Princess Swanhilde von Hamaland of Stade. She had a brother and a sister, named Benno and Mathilde Billung.  She died on November 24th, 1014.


Schwanhilde's first family with Margrave Ekkehard I of Meissen and Thuringia

‌Schwanhilde and Ekkehard were married in a religious ceremony after 0979.  They had a daughter named Matilda.


Schwanhilde's second family with Margrave Dietmar I of Saxon Ostmark

They had a son and a daughter, named Gero and Friderun.

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