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The House of Billung was a dynasty of Saxon noblemen in the
9th - 12th centuries. The first known member
of the house was Count Wichmann, mentioned as a Billung in 811. In the 10th century, the property of the family was centered in the Bardengau around Luneburg and they
controlled the march named after them. King Otto the Great entrusted his ducal authority to Hermann Billung. For five
generations, the House of Billung ruled the Duchy of Saxon.
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