House of Wettin

The House of Wettin is a dynasty of German counts, dukes, prince-electors (Kurfürsten) and kings that once ruled the area of today's German states of Saxony, the Saxon part of Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia for more than 800 years as well as holding at times the kingship of Poland. Agnates of the House of Wettin have, at various times, ascended the thrones of Great Britain, Portugal, Bulgaria, Poland, Saxony, and Belgium; of these, only the British and Belgian lines retain their thrones today.

Dietrich, also known as Thierry I of Liesgau, (ca. 916 – ca. 976), is considered the oldest member of the House of Wettin who is known for certain. Because of Dietrich's importance to the genealogy of European royalty, much speculation exists about his ancestry. Three possible fathers of Dietrich's have been identified, but there is no conclusive evidence for any: 1. Dedi I, Count in the Hassegau (died 957), a descendant of Burchard, Duke of Thuringia. 2. Burchard III, Duke of Swabia (died 973). 3. Volkmar I, Count in the Harzgau.

Dietrich's grandson Konrad I "der Grosse" (Conrad the Great) was the Margrave of Meissen from 1123 until his retirement in 1156. He was the son of Thimo, Count of Brehna, of the House of Wettin and Ida, daughter of Otto of Nordheim. He was also Count of Wettin, Brehna, and Camburg from before 1116. In 1123, he became Count of Eilenburg. That same year, Lothair of Supplinburg, Duke of Saxony, appointed him Margrave of Meissen in opposition to Wiprecht von Groitzsch, the appointee of the Emperor Henry V. ..... more

Otto "der Reiche" of Meissen

• A1 = Dietrich, Graf im Hassegau, Jutta von Merseburg;
  • B1 = Dedo I, Graf von Merseburg, d:1009, m. Thietburga von Haldensleben;
    • C1 = Dietrich, Graf im Eilenburg und Hassegau, d:1034, m. Matilda von Meissen;
      • D1 = Thimo, Graf von Brehna, d:1099, m. Ida von Northeim;
        • E1 = Konrad I "der Grosse", Graf von Wettin, lvd:1098/1157, m. Luitgard von Elchingen;
          • F1 = Otto "der Reiche" of Meissen, lvd:1125/1190, m. Hedwig;  ==>  Brandenburg
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  • G1 = Dietrich "der Bedröngte", Margrave of Meissen, d:1121, m. Jutta of Thuringia;  ==>  Thuringia
    • H1 = Heinrich "der Erlauchte", Margrave of Meissen, lvd:1218/1288, Konstanze of Austria;  ==>  Babenbergs
      • I1 = Albrecht II, Margrave of Meissen, lvd:1237/1270, Margareta of Germany;  ==>  Hohenstaufen
        • J1 = Friedrich I, Mgve of Sachsen, Meissen & Thuringia, m. Elizbath von Lobdeburg-Arnshaug;
          • K1 = Friedrich II, Mgve of Meissen, m. Mathilde of Germany;  ==>  Wittelsbach
            • L1 = Elizabeth von Meissen, lvd:1329/1375, m. Federich V;  <==  Hohenzollern
            • L2 = Balthasar von Wettin, lvd:1336/1406, m. Margarete von Nürnberg;
              • M1 = Anna von Wettin, lvd:1377/1395, m. Rudolph III of Saxony;  <==  Saxe-Wittenberg