Ekkehard I Margrave of Meissen

✓ Ekkehard I, Margrave of Meissen (985-1002), candidate for the German throne in 1002, killed at Pohlde 30 Apr 1002; m. Schwanehild Billung, widow of Count Thietmar ('Swanhild widow of Count Thietmar and Duke Bernhard's sister', Thietmar of Merseburg); father of Mathilde. His parents not wired. Source: Medieval Lands (fmg.ac, Cawley), 'Meissen'; Medieval Lands (fmg.ac, Cawley), 'Saxony'. [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 19 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]