von SACHSEN Warnechin

0705 - 0768  (~ 63 years)

• Name	von SACHSEN Warnechin
  Birth	0705	Island, Rugen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Death	0768	Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
  Notes	Research Notes Added an estimated birth year to place the profile in an approximate time period.Day-1904 11:22, 5 August 2018 (UTC) Legendary Saxon Line of Descent from Witigail to Witikind George Fisher [1]in 1832 published his Genealogical Companion in which he presented a line of descent of princes and kings in Saxony from Hengist's father Witigail to Witikind the Great, conquered by Charlemagne. While many of these princes exist only in legend, they appear in many popular genealogies and therefore their line of descent is presented here for reference. Birth years are estimated and not part of Fisher's table. Wihtgils or Witigail, born 380, King of the Saxons, died 434 Hengist, born 425. First king of Kent, died 488. Audoacer or Hartwaker, born 455, succeeded his father as 15th Prince of the Saxons, died 480. Hatwigate, born 475,Prince of the Saxons, died 524 Hulderic. born 500, King of the Saxons, died 540 Bodicus, born 525, Prince of the Saxons, died 586 Berthold, born 550, King of the Saxons, died 633. Sighard, born 630, King of the Saxons, died 691 Dieteric, born 670,, King of the Saxons, died 740, married Dobogesa, daughter of Billung, King of the Vandals Wernich, born 705, son of Dieteric, King of the Saxons, died 768. Wernich had a brother Ethelbard, also son of Dieteric, also King of the Saxons. Ethelbard had two sons; Albion, was baptized by his cousin Witikund the Great, son of Ethelbard, 785, and Herman was slain by Charlemagne 798, Witikind the Great, born 755, the last King of the Saxons, conquered by Charlemagne, 785. Consentng to be baptized, the conqueror made him the first Duke of the old Upper Saxony, or on the Weser. He died 807 and was the patriarch of many great families in Europe, amongst whom may be reckoned the present Royal Family of England. Sources ↑ George Fisher. A Genealogical Companion and Key to the history of England: Consisting of copious genealogical details of the British Sovereigns, Page 25 London: Simkin and Marshall, 1832. Accessed August 3, 2018 jhd
  Person ID	I57995	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	von SACHSEN Dieteric,   b. Apr 0670, Sachsen, Germany d. 0740, Sachsen, Germany (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	WENDEN Drobrogera,   b. 0683, Sachsen, Germany d. 0740, Germany (Age ~ 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	0696
  Family ID	F25876	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	RUGEN Gunilda,   b. Abt 0720, Rugen, Sachsen, Germany d. Engern, Schaumburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
  Marriage	0732	Saxony, Germany
  Children	1. ENGERN Imhild,   b. Abt 0745, Engern, Saxony, Germany d. Denmark  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. von WESTFALEN Widuking (Sachsen),   b. 0755, Saxony. Germany d. 10 Nov 0810 (Age ~ 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F25875	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026