Magnus of Saxony ^{1 2}

   Other names for Magnus were Magnus of Brunswick and Magnus I von Sachsen.

  General Notes:

Magnus was the last "Billung". From 1070 on, he was involved in the war between Saxon noblemen and the Salian king Henry IV.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded: Duke of Saxony, 1072.

Magnus married Sophie of Hungary, daughter of Béla I of Hungary and Richiza of Poland, in 1071. (Sophie of Hungary died on 18 Jun 1095.)