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Widukind, also known as Wittekind and Wittikund, was a leader of the Saxons and the chief opponent of the Frankish king Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars from 777 to 785. Charlemagne ultimately prevailed, organized Saxony as a Frankish province, massacred thousands of Saxon nobles, and ordered conversions of the pagan Saxons to Christianity. In later times, Widukind became a symbol of Saxon independence and a figure of legend. He is also venerated as a Blessed in the Catholic Church.
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Widukind was a male military leader and duke born in Westphalia. His date of birth is recorded as 0755-01-01, while his death is listed with various dates including 900, 807, 0807-01-07, and 810. He died in Enger. Widukind holds the canonization status of blessed and observes a feast day on January 6. He is described in sources such as Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, and The Nuttall Encyclopædia.
A separate entry for Widukind von Korvei lists a birth date of ca. 925 and a death date of ca. 973. This author is associated with 11 works, including VVitichindi Saxonis rerum ab Henrico et Ottone I Impp. gestarum libri III, Annalium libri tres, and Widukind Sächsische Geschichten. Crossref lists 5 works for this subject. The name Widukind also appears on Last.fm with 204 listeners and 884 playcounts.
Synthesized by Vinony from 26 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Crossref, VIAF, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Authority record · VIAF
- Nationality
- DE
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 4 libraries
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Key facts
- Noble.name
- Widukind
- Noble.noble family
- House of Odon, possibly progenitor of Immedingians
- Noble.title
- dux Saxonum
- Noble.image
- File:Widukind statue, Herford.jpg
- Noble.caption
- Modern statue of Widukind in Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Noble.reign
- ?–785
- Noble.predecessor
- Theoderic
- Noble.successor
- Egbert
- Noble.birth_date
- Unknown
- Noble.death_date
- 807 or 808
- Noble.death_place
- possibly Enger, near Herford
- Noble.place of burial
- Stiftskirche, Enger
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Widukind
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Westphalia
- Place of death
- Enger
- Occupation
- military leader
- Noble title
- duke
- Image
- Widukind statue, Herford.jpg
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