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DIETRICH, son of DEDO I Graf von Merseburg & his wife Thietburga [von Haldensleben] (-murdered 19 Nov 1034). "Theoderico, Dedonis occisi filio" is named in the Annalista Saxo, when recording that the king installed him in his father's Grafschaft[264]. Thietmar records the death of "Count Friedrich…in his burg Eilenburg", stating that he transferred Eilenburg to "his brother's son Dietrich" before he died[265]. Graf in Eilenburg 1017. Graf im Hassegau und Siusli 1021.

m MATHILDE von Meissen, daughter of EKKEHARD I Markgraf von Meissen & his wife Schwanehild [Billung]. The Chronicon Montis Serreni names "Machtildem" as daughter of "Ekkehardo marchioni" & his wife and names her husband "Tidericus comes"[266].

Graf Dietrich & his wife had seven children:

1. FRIEDRICH (-Münster 18 Apr 1084, bur Münster Cathedral). The Genealogica Wettinensis names "filios: Fridericum, Dedonem, Thiemonem, Geronem, Conradum, Riddagum, et filiam Hiddam" as children of "comes Tidericus", specifying that "primus filius Fridericus fuit prepositus maioris Magdeburgensis ecclesie, postea Monasteriensis episcopus"[267]. Provost at Magdeburg cathedral before 1063. Elected Bishop of Magdeburg 1063. Provost of Münster cathedral 1063. Imperial chancellor. Bishop of Münster 1064.

2. DEDO [II] (-Oct 1075). The Genealogica Wettinensis names "filios: Fridericum, Dedonem, Thiemonem, Geronem, Conradum, Riddagum, et filiam Hiddam" as children of "comes Tidericus", specifying that "secundus filius Dedo obtinuit marchiam Hodonis marchionis, qui heredem non habuit"[268]. Graf im Gau Siusli 1043. Markgraf der Niederlausitz 1046. Graf im südliche Schwabengau [1046/68].

- see below, Part B. MARKGRAFEN der NIEDERLAUSITZ 1046-1123, MARKGRAFEN von MEISSEN 1089-1123.

3. THIMO (-after [1099/1101]). The Genealogica Wettinensis names "filios: Fridericum, Dedonem, Thiemonem, Geronem, Conradum, Riddagum, et filiam Hiddam" as children of "comes Tidericus"[269].

- see below.

4. GERO (-after 1089). The Genealogica Wettinensis names "filios: Fridericum, Dedonem, Thiemonem, Geronem, Conradum, Riddagum, et filiam Hiddam" as children of "comes Tidericus"[270]. Graf von Brehna. m as her second husband, BERTA ---, widow of POPPO von Wippra, daughter of --- (-17 Sep, 1089 or before). The Genealogica Wettinensis names "Bertam viduam cuiusdam Popponis" as wife of "quartus filius [comitis Tiderici] Gero comes", specifying that "huius Popponis frater fuit Cuno senior de Wippera"[271]. "Heinricus…Romanorum imperator augustus" confirmed a donation to the church of Naumburg by "domne Berthe fuit uxoris…comitis Geronis" to Naumburg church by charter dated 12 Dec 1089, which names "fidelium nostrorum Geronis comitis, Guntheri episcopi, Theoderici et Willihelmi filiorum suorum"[272], the charter being marked spurious in the compilation although the genealogical information in the document is corroborated by other sources. Graf Gero & his wife had five children:

5. KONRAD (-17 Jan or 14 Feb after 1040). The Genealogica Wettinensis names "filios: Fridericum, Dedonem, Thiemonem, Geronem, Conradum, Riddagum, et filiam Hiddam" as children of "comes Tidericus"[281]. Graf von Wettin. m OTHILDIS von Katlenburg, daughter of DIETRICH [I] Graf von Katlenburg [Stade] & his wife Bertrada of Holland. The Annalista Saxo names "Theodericus et…Othilhildis" as children of Graf Dietrich [I] & his wife, specifying that the latter married "Conrado fratri Dedonis marchionis"[282]. The Genealogica Wettinensis names "sororem Tiderici senioris de Kathelenburc…Othilhildis" as wife of "quintus filius [comitis Tiderici] Conradus comes"[283]. Konrad & his wife had one child:

6. RIKDAG . The Genealogica Wettinensis names "filios: Fridericum, Dedonem, Thiemonem, Geronem, Conradum, Riddagum, et filiam Hiddam" as children of "comes Tidericus", specifying that "Riddagus sextus filius" died childless[286].

7. HIDDA von Eilenburg . The Genealogica Wettinensis names "filios: Fridericum, Dedonem, Thiemonem, Geronem, Conradum, Riddagum, et filiam Hiddam" as children of "comes Tidericus", specifying that Hidda married "duci Boemico"[287]. m SPYTIHNĔV II Duke of the Bohemians, son of BŘETISLAV Duke of the Bohemians & his wife Judith von Schweinfurt (1031-28 Jan 1061).