 0670 - 0740 (70 years)
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| Name |
von SACHSEN Dieteric |
| Birth |
Apr 0670 |
Sachsen, Germany  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
0740 |
Sachsen, Germany |
| Notes |
- Dieteric appears in older volumes of Royal genealogy that don't cite any sources (see Sources list for examples), as King of the Saxons from 691 to his death in 740. He is the son of Sighard, King of the Saxons from 633-691.
He is supposed to have married Dobogesa, the daughter of Billung, King of the Vandals, and had two sons;
Ethelhard, King of the Saxons; had issue
Albion, baptised as the same time as his cousin Witekind the Great, 785;
Herman, slain by Charlemagne in 798
Werniche, King of the Saxons, died 768, father of
Witekind the Great, the last King of the Saxons, conquered by Charlemagne in 785.
However there are no contemporary sources that confirm his existence and he must be considered as totally legendary.
Research Notes
Legendary Saxon Line of Descent from Witigail to Witikind
George Fisher [1]in 1832 published his Genealogical Companion in which he presented a line of descent of princes and kings in Saxony from Hengist's father Witigail to Witikind the Great, conquered by Charlemagne. While many of these princes exist only in legend, they appear in many popular genealogies and therefore their line of descent is presented here for reference. Birth years are estimated and not part of Fisher's table.
Wihtgils or Witigail, born 380, King of the Saxons, died 434
Hengist, born 425. First king of Kent, died 488.
Audoacer or Hartwaker, born 455, succeeded his father as 15th Prince of the Saxons, died 480.
Hatwigate, born 475,Prince of the Saxons, died 524
Hulderic. born 500, King of the Saxons, died 540
Bodicus, born 525, Prince of the Saxons, died 586
Berthold, born 550, King of the Saxons, died 633.
Sighard, born 630, King of the Saxons, died 691
Dieteric, born 670,, King of the Saxons, died 740, married Dobogesa, daughter of Billung, King of the Vandals
Wernich, born 705, son of Dieteric, King of the Saxons, died 768. Wernich had a brother Ethelbard, also son of Dieteric, also King of the Saxons. Ethelbard had two sons; Albion, was baptized by his cousin Witikund the Great, son of Ethelbard, 785, and Herman was slain by Charlemagne 798,
Witikind the Great, born 755, the last King of the Saxons, conquered by Charlemagne, 785. Consentng to be baptized, the conqueror made him the first Duke of the old Upper Saxony, or on the Weser. He died 807 and was the patriarch of many great families in Europe, amongst whom may be reckoned the present Royal Family of England.
Sources
↑ George Fisher. A Genealogical Companion and Key to the history of England: Consisting of copious genealogical details of the British Sovereigns, Page 25 London: Simkin and Marshall, 1832. Accessed August 3, 2018 jhd
See also:
Anderson, J. (1732). Royal Genealogies: or the genealogical tables of Emperors, Kings and Princes from Adam to these times, London: James Bettenham. pp. 184 & 447. Retrieved from https://books.google.hu/books?id=yrqeY839bMwC
Fisher, G. (1832). A companion and key to the history of England: Consisting of copious genealogical details of the British Sovereigns, London: Simkin and Marshall. Table V. Retrieved from https://books.google.com.au/books?id=H78IAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA24&lpg=PA24&dq=Svarticke&source=bl&ots=LIS029ajep&sig=PEJVi0tbyDiAR9xzifZwE0eDhXI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi5tYvPlIjKAhVDrKYKHf9PDtoQ6AEIoAEwHQ#v=onepage&q=Hulderic&f=false
European Aristocracy
Dieterich (Sachsen) von Sachsen was a member of aristocracy in ancient Europe.
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| Person ID |
I57997 |
Freeman-Smith |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
| Father |
von SACHSEN Sighard, b. Abt 0630, Sachsen, Germany d. 0691, Sachsen, Germany (Age 61 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
OBOTRITES Julantha of the, b. Abt 0620, Sachsen, Preussen, Germany d. 0675, Sachsen, Preussen, Germany (Age 55 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Family ID |
F25877 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
WENDEN Drobrogera, b. 0683, Sachsen, Germany d. 0740, Germany (Age ~ 57 years) |
| Marriage |
0696 |
| Children |
| | 1. von SACHSEN Warnechin, b. 0705, Island, Rugen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany d. 0768, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany (Age ~ 63 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F25876 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
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