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Widukind

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Also known as Wittekind, Wittekind Herzog von Sachsen

Hertog van de Saksen

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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.

Synthesized by Vinony from 14 facts across 2 sources: Wikidata, VIAF. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Authority record · VIAF

Nationality
DE
Gender
Male

Recorded by 4 libraries

via VIAF · OCLC

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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Commons category
Widukind
date of birth
0755-01-01
date of death
0810-00-00
canonization status
blessed
feast day
January 6
Sources (4)

via Wikidata · CC0

Article · Nederlands

Widukind of Wittekind (743-807) was de leider van het Saksische volk en tegenstander van de Frankische koning Karel de Grote ten tijde van de Saksenoorlogen (772-804). Uiteindelijk won Karel de Grote, voegde het stamhertogdom Saksen toe aan het Frankische Rijk en dwong de bevolking met grof geweld zich te bekeren tot de leer van de Rooms-Katholieke kerk. Hij is de eerste bij naam bekende hertog van het hertogdom Saksen. In latere tijden werd Widukind het symbool van de Saksische onafhankelijkheid en een legendarisch figuur.

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