Dietrich of Haldensleben
Dietrich von Haldensleben, even Theodoric († August 25 985 ) was Count in Schwabengau, from 956 in Nordthüringgau, from 965-983 Margrave of Nordmark and from 966 Graf Derlingau. He was due to his lands and titles, he led 968 officially the title of " Dux ", very powerful in the eastern part of the Empire and is regarded as the ancestor of the Saxon noble family of the von Haldensleben.
Life
With Dietrich later named after its headquarters family of Haldensleben is historically tangible, which was in Nordthüringgau, west of present-day Magdeburg and in Derlingau, east of Brunswick, wealthy. 953 Dietrich proved to be a loyal army commander of King Otto I in Liudolfinischen uprising. Later he became a leader in the fight against the Elbe Slavs and as Count in Nordthüringgau in appearance. In the reorganization of the dominions after the death of Margrave Gero, 965, he was awarded the Saxon Nordmark. Together with Archbishop Adalbert of Magdeburg, he ran 979 the beheading of his rival, Count Gero von Großalsleben. His task is to pacify the territories gained under Otto I. Slavic Lutizen and Hevelli further, Dietrich was not, in the judgment Thietmar of Merseburg and later Saxon historian needs. He was ultimately his task not grown and provoked by his greed to Lutizenaufstand of 983, by the collapsed German- Saxon domination between the Elbe and Oder. That this was his deposition, 983, led, like Adam of Bremen and Anna Lista Saxo report is unlikely. He participated as a military leader at the Saxon victory at the Tangier, in the German succession dispute of 984 he was one of the opponents of the Duke Henry of Bavaria. According to the Quedlinburg Annals Dietrich died in the year 985
Origin and marital status
Dietrich probably came from a noble family of Bill Unger.
From his marriage several children were born:
- Bernard of Haldensleben was 1009 Margrave of Nordmark.
He had several daughters. Two married Slavic princes:
- Oda of Haldensleben the Polish duke Mieszko I;
- Mathilda of Haldensleben the Hevelli - Prince Pribislaw;
- Thietburga of Haldensleben the Wettin Count Dedo I.;