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Also known as Wittekind, Wittekind Herzog von Sachsen

Widukind, also known as Wittekind and Wittikund, was a leader of the Saxons and the chief opponent of the Frankish king Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars from 777 to 785. Charlemagne ultimately prevailed, organized Saxony as a Frankish province, massacred thousands of Saxon nobles, and ordered conversions of the pagan Saxons to Christianity. In later times, Widukind became a symbol of Saxon independence and a figure of legend. He is also venerated as a Blessed in the Catholic Church.

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Widukind was a male military leader and duke born in Westphalia. His date of birth is recorded as 0755-01-01, while his death is listed with various dates including 900, 807, 0807-01-07, and 810. He died in Enger. Widukind holds the canonization status of blessed and observes a feast day on January 6. He is described in sources such as Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, and The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

A separate entry for Widukind von Korvei lists a birth date of ca. 925 and a death date of ca. 973. This author is associated with 11 works, including VVitichindi Saxonis rerum ab Henrico et Ottone I Impp. gestarum libri III, Annalium libri tres, and Widukind Sächsische Geschichten. Crossref lists 5 works for this subject. The name Widukind also appears on Last.fm with 204 listeners and 884 playcounts.

Synthesized by Vinony from 26 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Crossref, VIAF, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
ca. 925
Died
ca. 973.
Works
11

Top works

  • VVitichindi Saxonis rerum ab Henrico et Ottone I Impp. gestarum libri III
  • Annalium libri tres
  • VVitichindi Saxonis rervm ab Henrico et Ottone I impp. gestarum libri III
  • Widukind Sächsische Geschichten
  • Dei︠a︡nii︠a︡ saksov

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Music · MusicBrainz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
204
Total plays
884

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Widukind">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Syndrome of Caudal Regression in Infants of Diabetic Mothers: Observations of Further Cases

    · 1966 · cited 162x

  2. Congenital scalp defects with distal limb anomalies (Adams‐Oliver syndrome): Report of ten cases and review of the literature

    · 1988 · cited 80x

  3. Efficient Conversion of Light to Chemical Energy: Directional, Chiral Photoswitches with Very High Quantum Yields

    · 2020 · cited 64x

  4. Striation of bones in focal dermal hypoplasia: manifestation of functional mosaicism?

    · 1977 · cited 62x

  5. Synthetic Photoswitchable Neurotransmitters Based on Bridged Azobenzenes

    · 2019 · cited 60x

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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

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