Hedan II.

Hedan (or Heden ) II († 719) was at the beginning of the 8th century Duke of renewed Thuringian duchy until his death in 717, he was a son of Duke Gozbert, among which the Holy Kilian died.

Hedan was Franke and had its headquarters in Würzburg. Hedan II reigned from the earliest 689 Apparently he ruled initially only the Mainfränkisches and then displaced the dynasty Radulfs to unite the Duchy of Würzburg with the altthüringischen. Around 700 he built a Duke Palatinate Church in Fulda.

Of importance Hedan is mainly because under his rule the proselytizing of the Thuringian started by Boniface, of the diocese of Erfurt also founded 742. A display in Würzburg deed of gift of the Duke of 1 May 704 to Bishop Willibrord called first place-names in today's Thuringia: Arnstadt ( Arnestati ) Miihlberg ( Mulenberge ) and Großmonra ( Monhore ).

Hedan had a wife named Theodrada, a presumed daughter of Theotbalds ( a co-ruler Hedans ). She was probably Frankish or Thuringian origin. With her he had a son named Thuring.

Hedans Thuring son fell at the Battle of Vincy 717 Heden died 719, the Duchy was dissolved by the Carolingians.