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The Rest of the Story: The Ancestors of Sarah May Paddock Otstott
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Orduff OF SAXONY (1020?-1072)
| Name: | Orduff OF SAXONY 1 |
| Sex: | Male |
| Father: | Bernard II (Billung) OF SAXONY (995-1059) |
| Mother: | Elica OF SCHWEINFURT ( - ) |
Individual Events and Attributes
| Birth | 1020 (app) | |
| Occupation | frm 1059 to 1072 (age 38-52) | Duke of Saxony |
| Group/Caste Membership | House of Billung | |
| Death | 28 Mar 1072 (age 51-52) | Lüneburg |
| Burial | Church of Saint Michael at Lüneburg |
Additional Information
| Death | Cause: falling off a horse |
Marriage
| Spouse | Ulfhilde (Wulfhilde) OF NORWAY (1023?-1070) | |
| Children | Magnus OF SAXONY (bef1045-1106) | |
| Marriage | Nov 1042 (age 21-22) | |
Individual Note
Ordulf (sometimes Otto) (c. 1022 – 28 March 1072) was the duke of Saxony from 1059, when he succeeded his father Bernard II, until his death. He was a member of the Billung family.
His entire reign was occupied by wars with the Wends. He was allied with Denmark, strengthening the alliance by marrying (1042) Wulfhild (died 24 May 1071), daughter of Olaf II of Norway. Their son Magnus succeeded Ordulf as Duke of Saxony.
His second wife, Gertrude of Haldensleben, daughter of a Count Conrad, was imprisoned in Mainz in 1076 and died 21 February 1116. Their son Bernard died after a fall from a horse at Lüneburg on 15 July (year unknown).
Ordulf is buried in the church of Saint Michael at Lüneburg.
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Sources
| 1 | Weis, Frederick Lewis & Sheppard, Walter Lee, Jr, "Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700: Lineages from Alfred the Great, Charlemagne, Malcolm of Scotland, Robert the Strong, and other Historical Individuals". p 220, 243A-22. |
| 2 | "Wikipedia". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordulf,_Duke_of_Saxony. |