Theodoric of Landsberg

For the Dietrich who was Margrave of Landsberg from 1156 to 1185, see Dietrich I, Margrave of Lusatia.

Dietrich of Landsberg
Spouse(s)	Helen of Brandenburg
Noble family	House of Wettin
Father	Henry III, Margrave of Meissen
Mother	Constance of Babenberg
Born	1242
Died	8 February 1285(1285-02-08)
Burial	Seußlitz, today part of Nünchritz

Dietrich of Landsberg (nicknamed the wise or the fat; 1242 – 8 February 1285 on the way back from Poland) was from 1265 Margrave of Landsberg. He was the second son of Henry the Illustrious and Constance of Babenberg. He was a member of the House of Wettin.

Life

In 1261, his father split the Margraviate of Landsberg off from his territory. In 1265 Henry III transferred Landsberg, including Osterland to Dietrich, thereby creating a cadet branch. This branch died out when Dietrich's son Frederick died in 1291. Landsberg was then sold to the House of Ascania.

Dietrich died in 1285. His tomb is located in Seußlitz, today part of Nünchritz.

Marriage and issue

In 1258, Dietrich married Helen of Brandenburg (d. 1304), a daughter of Margrave John I of Brandenburg. They had three children:

• Sophia, Abbess of Weißenfels (born: c. 1259; died: 24 August 1318)
• Frederick Tuta, Margrave of Meissen (born: 1269; died: 16 August 1291)
• Gertrude, a nun in Weißenfels (died: 17 January 1325 in Weißenfels)

References

• Heinrich Theodor Flathe (1877) (in German). "Dietrich". In Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). 5. Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot. pp. 187–188.

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.

External links

• informatik.uni-erlangen.de

Persondata
Name	Dietrich of Landsberg
Alternative names	Dietrich von Landsberg (German)
Short description	German nobleman
Date of birth	1242
Place of birth
Date of death	8 February 1285
Place of death	while returning from Poland