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http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/MEISSEN.htm GÜNTHER (-killed in batt le near Cotrona 13 Jul 982). The primary source which confirms his par entage has not yet been identified, although his naming his oldest so n Ekkehard suggests a close family connection with the senior Graf Ekk ehard. "Otto…imperator augustus" confirmed the appointment of Pope J ohn XII by charter dated 13 Feb 962, signed by "Eberharti comitis, Gun tharii comitis, Burgharti comitis, Utonis comitis, Cuonrates comitis , Ernustes" [D O I 235, p. 322, and MGH Const. I, 10, p. 20]. Markgra f in the bishopric of Magdeburg 968: "Otto…imperator augustus" set o ut his plan to elevate the bishopric of Magdeburg to an archbishopri c by an undated charter, placed in the compilation with other charter s dated 968, in which he names "marchiones nostros Vuigbertum, Vuigger um et Guntherium" [D O I 366, p. 502]. "Otto…imperator augustus" don ated "civitatem Zuenkouua…in regione Chutizi et in comitatu Gundheri i comitis" to the church of Merseburg by charter dated 30 Aug 974 [ D O II 89, p. 103]. He went to Calabria in 979 [ES I.1 143]. The ''Ann ales Einsidlenses'' record that "Uto et Guntharius duces…Berehtaldu s comes" were killed fighting the Sarracens in Sicily in 982 [''Annale s Einsidlenses'' 982 (983), MGH SS III, p. 143]. The necrology of Fuld a records the death in 982 of "Gundheri com" [''Annales Necrologici Fu ldenses'', MGH SS XIII, p. 123]. m ---. The name of Gunther's wife i s not known. Markgraf Gunther & his wife had three children.