Duke Bernhard II

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Duke
gptkbp:administrativeDivision Reorganized_duchy_administration
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Holy_Roman_Emperor_Henry_IV
gptkbp:associatedWith Holy Roman Empire
gptkbp:birthYear circa 1030
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Michael's_Church,_Lüneburg
gptkbp:children gptkb:Bernhard_III
gptkbp:committee Saxon nobility
gptkbp:contribution Feudal_system_in_Saxony
gptkbp:culturalContribution Support of monasteries
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Influence on later dukes
Incorporation_of_Slavic_lands
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Saxon culture
gptkbp:deathYear circa 1100
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:House_of_Billung
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations With neighboring duchies
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Billung
gptkbp:era Medieval period
gptkbp:father gptkb:Duke_Bernard_I_of_Saxony
gptkbp:historicalContext Post-Carolingian period
gptkbp:historicalImpact On Saxon history
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages
Referenced in historical texts
gptkbp:historicalRecords Mentioned in chronicles
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Duke during the Investiture Controversy
Key figure in Saxon history.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Duke Bernhard II
gptkbp:knownFor Strengthening_the_Duchy_of_Saxony
gptkbp:legacy Duchy_of_Saxony's_prominence_in_the_Holy_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:marriageDate circa 1050
gptkbp:militaryRank Defensive strategies against invasions
Led troops in battles
Campaigns_against_Slavs
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Luitgard_of_Saxony
gptkbp:notableEvent Battle of the Elbe
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Duchy_of_Saxony
gptkbp:politicalPosition Opposition from rival factions
With_the_Church
gptkbp:politicalRole Duke
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Bernhard_I
gptkbp:region gptkb:Saxony
gptkbp:reign 11th century
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Luitgard_of_Saxony
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Bernhard_I
gptkbp:territory Saxon territories
gptkbp:title gptkb:Duke_of_Saxony
gptkbp:titleHeld Duke of the Saxons