Thietmar of Merseburg, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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German bishop and historian
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About Thietmar of Merseburg
- Thietmar (also Dietmar or Dithmar; 25 July 975 – 1 December 1018), Prince-Bishop of Merseburg from 1009 until his death, was an important chronicler recording the reigns of German kings and Holy Roman Emperors of the Ottonian (Saxon) dynasty.
- Two of Thietmar's great-grandfathers, both referred to Liuthar, were the Saxon nobles Lothar II, Count of Stade, and Lothar I, Count of Walbeck.
- They were both killed fighting the Slavs at the Battle of Lenzen.
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