Dedi (or Dedo) II (died 1069), called the Younger ( la, iunior), was the
Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark (also called
Lower Lusatia
Lower Lusatia (; ; ; szl, Dolnŏ Łużyca; ; ) is a historical region in Central Europe, stretching from the southeast of the German state of Brandenburg to the southwest of Lubusz Voivodeship in Poland. Like adjacent Upper Lusatia in the sou ...
) in 1069.
Dedi II was the eldest son of
Dedi I of the Saxon Ostmark and his first wife, Oda, daughter of
Theitmar of the Saxon Ostmark. Sometime after 1063, he was given the
Sword of Attila by
Otto of Nordheim
Otto of Nordheim (c. 1020 – 11 January 1083) was Duke of Bavaria from 1061 until 1070. He was one of the leaders of the Saxon Rebellion in 1073-75 and the Great Saxon Revolt of 1077-88 against King Henry IV of Germany.
Life
Family
Otto was bor ...
, who had acquired it from Queen
Anastasia of Hungary.
András Róna-Tas
András Róna-Tas (born 30 December 1931) is a Hungarian historian and linguist. He was born in 1931 in Budapest. Róna-Tas studied under such preeminent professors as Gyula Ortutay and Lajos Ligeti, and received a degree in folklore and easter ...
, ''Hungarians and Europe in the Early Middle Ages: An Introduction to Early Hungarian History'' (Central European University Press, 1999), p. 57.[I. S. Robinson, ''Henry IV of Germany, 1056–1106'' (Cambridge University Press, 1999), pp. 66–68.]
After his father's rebellion against
Henry IV of Germany
Henry IV (german: Heinrich IV; 11 November 1050 – 7 August 1106) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 to 1105, King of Germany from 1054 to 1105, King of Italy and Burgundy from 1056 to 1105, and Duke of Bavaria from 1052 to 1054. He was the son o ...
in Summer 1069, Dedi II was given his father's title
Margrave of Lower Lusatia. Later that same year (before 26 October 1069), Dedi was murdered while relieving himself at night, and thus predeceased his father. It was rumoured that Dedi's stepmother,
Adela, was behind his assassination.
[Lampert, ''Annales'', a.1069, 108f.] The Sword of Attila was confiscated by the king upon Dedi's death.
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Notes
References
*Lampert of Hersfeld, ''Annales'', in O. Holder-Egger (ed.)
''Lamperti monachi Hersfeldensis Opera''
MGH SS rer Germ 38 (Hanover, 1894).
*I.S. Robinson, ''The Annals of Lampert of Hersfeld'' (Manchester, 2015)
External links
*Medieval Lands Project
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Margraves of Lusatia
1069 deaths
Year of birth unknown