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Bernard II (c. 995 – 29 June 1059) was the Duke of Saxony (1011–1059) the third of the Billung dynasty a son of Bernard I and Hildegard. He had the rights of a count in Frisia.Bernard expanded the powers of the duke in Saxony and is regarded as the greatest of the Billungers. He was originally a supporter of Emperor Henry II and he accompanied him into Poland and negotiated the treaty of Bautzen of 1018.

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