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Wettin Castle is a former castle that stood near the town of Wettin on the
InfoPlease web site
Accessed May 19, 2008. In 982, Dedo I (d. 1009) and Frederick (d. 1017), sons of
Accessed May 19, 2008. At least one reference claims that the castle was built by a descendant of Dietrich named Thimo. That castle is a rebuilt ruin, used as part of a building that houses a school and other public institutions but other castles owned by the Wettin family, from the 15th century, still exist in Meissen, and on the Elbe river.Schloesserland-sachsen web site
Accessed May 19, 2008.
Wettin Castle is a former castle that stood near the town of Wettin on the Saale
The Saale (), also known as the Saxon Saale (german: Sächsische Saale) and Thuringian Saale (german: Thüringische Saale), is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Franconian Saal ...
river in Germany, and which is the ancestral home of the House of Wettin, the dynasty that included several royal families, including that of the current ruling families of the United Kingdom and Belgium.''The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia'', (6th ed. 2007) Columbia University PressInfoPlease web site
Accessed May 19, 2008. In 982, Dedo I (d. 1009) and Frederick (d. 1017), sons of
Theodoric I of Wettin
Theodoric I (10th century; German: Dietrich, also known as Thierry) was a nobleman in the Duchy of Saxony, and the oldest traceable member of the House of Wettin.
Biography
Theodoric was born in the early 10th century to unknown parents. He mar ...
, perhaps count of Hassegau
The Hassegau was a medieval shire ('' Gau'') in the Eastphalia region of the Duchy of Saxony. It was located in the duchy's southeastern corner; confined by the Saale river to the east and its Unstrut and Wipper tributaries to the south and north ...
, received lands taken from the Wends, including the county (or Gau) of Wettin on the right bank of the Saale. There is a legend that the family is descended from one Wettekind, but this can not be attested in any history.Courtly Lives web siteAccessed May 19, 2008. At least one reference claims that the castle was built by a descendant of Dietrich named Thimo. That castle is a rebuilt ruin, used as part of a building that houses a school and other public institutions but other castles owned by the Wettin family, from the 15th century, still exist in Meissen, and on the Elbe river.
Accessed May 19, 2008.
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