Eilika of Saxony
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Eilika of Saxony was the younger daughter of Magnus, Duke of Saxony
and Sophia (married 1071), daughter of Béla I of Hungary. After the death of her father, she became the heiress of Werben
and Palatinate
of Saxony
. She was married Count Otto of Ballenstedt and was mother of Albrecht der Bär
.
Magnus, Duke of Saxony
Magnus was the duke of Saxony from 1072 to 1106. Eldest son and successor of Ordulf and Wulfhild of Norway, he was the last member of the House of Billung.-Rebellion:...
and Sophia (married 1071), daughter of Béla I of Hungary. After the death of her father, she became the heiress of Werben
Werben
Werben is a town in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.-Geography:It is situated on the left bank of the Elbe River, approximately seven kilometres west of Havelberg. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Arneburg-Goldbeck...
and Palatinate
Count palatine
Count palatine is a high noble title, used to render several comital styles, in some cases also shortened to Palatine, which can have other meanings as well.-Comes palatinus:...
of Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
. She was married Count Otto of Ballenstedt and was mother of Albrecht der Bär
Albert I of Brandenburg
Albert the Bear was the first Margrave of Brandenburg from 1157 to his death and was briefly Duke of Saxony between 1138 and 1142.-Life:...
.