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Widukind was a male military leader born in Westphalia in 0755. He held the noble title of duke and is described in sources including the Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, and The Nuttall Encyclopædia.
He died in Enger. Widukind is recognized as a blessed figure with a feast day on January 6.
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Authority record · VIAF
- Nationality
- DE
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 4 libraries
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Key facts
- Noble.name
- Widukind
- Noble.noble family
- House of Odon, possibly progenitor of Immedingians
- Noble.title
- dux Saxonum
- Noble.image
- File:Widukind statue, Herford.jpg
- Noble.caption
- Modern statue of Widukind in Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Noble.reign
- ?–785
- Noble.predecessor
- Theoderic
- Noble.successor
- Egbert
- Noble.birth_date
- Unknown
- Noble.death_date
- 807 or 808
- Noble.death_place
- possibly Enger, near Herford
- Noble.place of burial
- Stiftskirche, Enger
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Widukind
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Westphalia
- Place of death
- Enger
- Occupation
- military leader
- Noble title
- duke
- Image
- Widukind statue, Herford.jpg
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Article · Français
Widukind, en français Guiteclin, également connu sous le nom Widuking ou Wittekind, est un chef des Saxons et le principal adversaire du roi franc Charlemagne pendant la guerre des Saxons de 777 à 785. Il est l'un des plus fermes opposants à la conquête franque et à la christianisation de son peuple, ce qui fait également de lui l'un des principaux adversaires que Charlemagne rencontre durant ses campagnes. Charlemagne prévaut finalement, organise la Saxe comme une province franque et ordonne la conversion des païens saxons au catholicisme romain. Plus tard, Widukind devient un symbole de l'indépendance saxonne et une figure de légende - le Codex Wittekindeus lui aurait appartenu.
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