Magnus, the eldest son and successor of…

1071 CE

Magnus, the eldest son and successor of Ordulf and Wulfhild of Norway, is the last member of the House of Billung.

In 1070, he had joined Otto in rebellion against Henry IV.

Otto obtains no support in Bavaria, but raises an army among the Saxons and carries on a campaign of plunder against Henry until 1071, when he submits.

Magnus is captured and imprisoned in the castle of Harzburg, the imposing imperial fortress which so inflames the Saxon freemen.

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Bad Harzburg Niedersachsen Germany View →

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Boleslaw II the Generous View → Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor View → Magnus View → Otto of Nordheim View → Pope Gregory VII View → Vratislaus II of Bohemia View →

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Saxons View → Papal States (Republic of St. Peter) View → Saxony, Duchy of View → Bohemia, Duchy of View → Bavaria, Ottonian Duchy of View → German, or Ottonian (Roman) Empire View → Poland of the first Piasts, Kingdom of View → Christians, Roman Catholic View → Bavaria, Welf Duchy of View →

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