 - 0633
-
| Name |
von SACHSEN Bertold |
| Birth |
Kingdom of Saxony, Frankish Empire  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
0633 |
Kingdom of Saxony, Frankish Empire |
| Notes |
- Berthold appears in older volumes of Royal genealogy (see Sources list for examples), as King of the Saxons from 586 to his death in 633. He is shown as the son of Bodicus, Prince of the Saxons from 540-586, and the father of Sighard, King of the Saxons from 633-691.
However none of these books cite any sources and no earlier works, contemporary to the period in which he is supposed to have lived, confirm his existence. He must be considered as totally legendary.
Research Notes
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.
Research Notes
Berthoald, Duke of Saxony (d. 622)[1]
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
See also:
Anderson, J. (1732). Royal Genealogies: or the genealogical tables of Emperors, Kings and Princes from Adam to these times, London: James Bettenham. pp. 184 & 447. Retrieved from https://books.google.hu/books?id=yrqeY839bMwC
Fisher, G. (1832). A companion and key to the history of England: Consisting of copious genealogical details of the British Sovereigns, London: Simkin and Marshall. Table V. Retrieved from https://books.google.com.au/books?id=H78IAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA24&lpg=PA24&dq=Svarticke&source=bl&ots=LIS029ajep&sig=PEJVi0tbyDiAR9xzifZwE0eDhXI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi5tYvPlIjKAhVDrKYKHf9PDtoQ6AEIoAEwHQ#v=onepage&q=Hulderic&f=false
|
| Person ID |
I58003 |
Freeman-Smith |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
| Family |
UNKNOWN Eiliswintha, b. Abt 0600, Saxony, Germany d. 0633, Reims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France (Age 33 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. von SACHSEN Sighard, b. Abt 0630, Sachsen, Germany d. 0691, Sachsen, Germany (Age 61 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
|
| Family ID |
F25878 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
|
|
