Wettin Castle
Wettin Castle is a former castle that stood near the town of Wettin on the
Saale river inGermany , and which is the ancestral home of theHouse of Wettin , thedynasty that included several royal families, including that of the current ruling family ofGreat Britain . [http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Wettin 1911 Encyclopedia] . Accessed May 19, 2008.] The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, (6th ed. 2007) Columbia University Press. [http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0851993.html InfoPlease web site] . Accessed May 19, 2008.]In 982, Dedo I (d. 1009) and Frederick (d. 1017), sons of Dietrich, count of Hassegau or
Hosgau , received lands taken from theWends , including the county (or Gau) of Wettin on the right bank of the Saale. There is a legend that the family is descended from one Wettekind, but this can not be attested in any history. [http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/polcrt/SaxonyAlBran.html Courtly Lives web site] . Accessed May 19, 2008.] At least one reference claims that the castle was built by a descendent of Dietrich named Thimo.That castle is a rebuilt ruin, used as part of a building that houses a school and other public institutionscite book|last=Pantenius|first=Michael|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=Halle Saale City Guide|publisher=Mitteldeutscher Verlag|date=2006|pages=154|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ppJSDHx3FVYC|isbn=3898122743|quote=The Burg on the hill, the area's landmark, has been rebuilt during the course of time and today houses a school and other public institutions] but other castles owned by the Wettin family, from the 15h century CE, still exist in
Meissen , [ [http://www.hotel-artushof.de/en/region_meissen.html Hotel Arthushot web site] . Accessed May 19, 2008.] and on theElbe river. [ [http://www.schloesserland-sachsen.de/cms/en/palaces_castles_and_gardens/castles/koenigstein_fortress/ Schloesserland-sachsen web site] . Accessed May 19, 2008.]References
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