Bishop Thietmar of Merseburg

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bishop Thietmar Von Merseburg (Von Walbeck), Prince-Bishop of Merseburg

Also Known As: "Dietmar"
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Death: December 01, 1018 (43)
Place of Burial: Merseburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Son of Siegfried II "the Older", Count of Walbeck and Gerberga / Gerburg von Stade, Gräfin
Brother of Heinrich von Walbeck; Count Bruno von Walbeck, Bischof von Verden; Eilika von Braunschweig von Stade; Friedrich Graf von Magdeburg and Siegfried II 'the Older' von Walbeck, Count von Walbeck, Bischof von Münster
Half brother of Dietrich der Gute von Querfurth; Eilika von Braunschweig von Stade and Count of Walbeck Dithmor von Magdeburg, Bishop of Merseburg

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About Bishop Thietmar of Merseburg

  • Thietmar of Merseburg Thietmar (also Dietmar or Dithmar; 25 July 975 – 1 December 1018), Prince-Bishop of Merseburg from 1009 until his death, was an important chronicler recording the reigns of German kings and Holy Roman Emperors of the Ottonian (Saxon) dynasty. Two of Thietmar's great-grandfathers, both referred to Liuthar, were the Saxon nobles Lothar II, Count of Stade, and Lothar I, Count of Walbeck. They were both killed fighting the Slavs at the Battle of Lenzen.
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Bishop Thietmar of Merseburg's Timeline

975
July 25, 975
1018
December 1, 1018
Age 43
December 1, 1018
Age 43
Merseburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany