Rikdag

Rikdag II († 985 or 986 ) was a Saxon nobleman. He was from 978 Margrave of Meissen, Margrave of Merseburg from 982 and Zeitz and Gaugraf in Schwabengau, Gau Gau Chutizi and Daleminzi. He was so for several years a powerful feudal lord in the Slavic areas along the Elbe between the Saale and the Oder, which, secured by boundary markers, were part of the Roman-German - kingship.

Life

Rikdag one of the noble family of Wettin and is possibly the son of 945 testified Count Volkmar in Harzgau.

His rise is related to the Slavic uprising of 983, he fought as a German military leader. He also supported the Emperor Otto III. in whose throne war and lost the 984 Meissen temporarily to the Bohemian Duke Boleslav II

985 he founded together with his sister Elsuit the nunnery to Gerbstedt, where he was buried. His grave was rediscovered in October 1972, after they had already searched in vain in 1870 during the construction of the school afterwards.

Progeny

Rikdag had at least two illegitimate daughters and a son. A daughter named Gerburga ( * before 985; † December 30, 1022 ) was allegedly Abbess of Quedlinburg, the other daughter of unknown name ( * before 985; †? ) Married the Polish crown prince Bolesław. This marriage was from political interests of Bolesław, well, dissolved under pressure from his father, Mieszko I.

The son Karl ( * before 985; † April 28, 1014 ) was 992-1010 Graf Schwabengau.

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