Hartwake (Of Saxony) Sachsen (abt. 455 - 480)

Born about 0455 in Saxony, Germany

Ancestors

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Biography

Hartwaker is a legendary figure. No documentation has been found that he actually existed.

Research Notes

Disambiguation

These two profiles should be merged into one with a LNAB of Sachsen.

• Hartwaker von Sachsen, born 455, son of Hengist, born 425. Hengist's Successor. Later sources, for instance Anderson, p. 447, Table CCXV and p. 733, Table CCCCLXXX, make Hengist a King of the Saxons before he embarks for England, apparently his eldest son, Harwaker (Hartwake) succeeded him in that role. There is no mention of him in any of the early sources and he must definitely be legendary. Married Horsta. No children shown.
• Prince Hartwake von Sachsen, born Saxony 550, son of Hengist, born 425, No spouse, no children. Birth year changed to 455 to avoid data error.

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.

1. Wihtgils or Witigail, born 380, King of the Saxons, died 434
2. Hengist, born 425. First king of Kent, died 488.
3. Audoacer or Hartwaker, born 455, succeeded his father as 15th Prince of the Saxons, died 480.
4. Hatwigate, born 475,Prince of the Saxons, died 524
5. Hulderic. born 500, King of the Saxons, died 540
6. Bodicus, born 525, Prince of the Saxons, died 586
7. Berthold, born 550, King of the Saxons, died 633.
8. Sighard, born 630, King of the Saxons, died 691
9. Dieteric, born 670,, King of the Saxons, died 740, married Dobogesa, daughter of Billung, King of the Vandals
10. 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,
11. 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

1. ↑ 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

Acknowledgements

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