Theoderic, Duke of Saxony

Theoderic, Duke of Saxony

Theoderic or Theodoric was the leader of the Saxons in 743–744. Onomastics suggests that he was related to the family of Widukind.

In 743 the Frankish mayors of the palace, the brothers Pepin the Short and Carloman, marched against Odilo of Bavaria, who was nominally a Frankish subject. Carloman then turned north towards Saxony, which had ceased to pay the annual tribute of cows which the Franks had extorted first in the sixth century, and conquering the "castrum" of Ho(o)hseoburg forced the Saxon duke Theoderic to surrender at a "placitum" held at that same place.

The brothers invaded Saxony again the next year (744) and Theoderic was captured.

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*Einhard. [http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/annalesregnifrancorum.html "Annales Regni Francorum".] latin


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