BERNHARD Billung, son of HERMANN Billung dux in Saxony & his [first/second] wife [Oda ---/Hildesuit---] (-Corvey 9 Feb 1011, bur Lüneburg St Michaelis). The Annalista Saxo names (in order) "Bennonis ducis, qui et Bernhardus et Liudigeri comitis et Machtildis comitisse" as brothers and sister of "domna Suanehildis [filia] Herimanni ducis de Liuniburh"[291]. He succeeded as BERNHARD I Herzog in Sachsen. Adam of Bremen names "dux Benno et Sigafridus marchio" when recording their victory against the Vikings at Stade[292]. The passage is undated but adjacent paragraphs suggest that it relates to an incident in the late 908s/early 990s. The necrology of Fulda records the death in 1011 of "Berinhart dux"[293]. The necrology of Lüneburg records the death "9 Feb" of "Bernhardus dux"[294]. The Vita Meinwerci records the death "Id Feb" of "Bernhardus dux Saxonicus, filius Herimanni ducis"[295].
m ([990]) HILDEGARD von Stade, daughter of HEINRICH I "dem Kahlen" Graf von Stade [Nordmark] & his second wife Hildegard [von Reinhausen] ([974/77]-3 Oct 1011, bur Lüneburg St Michaelis). The primary source which confirms Hildegarde's parentage and her marriage has not so far been identified. The necrology of Lüneburg records the death "3 Oct" of "Hildegarth ducissa"[296].
Mistress (1): ---. The name and origin of Duke Bernhard's mistress are not known.
Duke Bernhard I & his wife had [five] children