Thietmar of Merseburg, German bishop (born 975)

Thietmar of Merseburg

German bishop and historian (975–1018)

Thietmar, Prince-Bishop of Merseburg from 1009 until his death in 1018, was an important chronicler recording the reigns of German kings and Holy Roman Emperors of the Ottonian (Saxon) dynasty. Two of Thietmar's great-grandfathers, both referred to as Liuthar, were the Saxon…