to which several Dukes of Saxony belonged, had Matilda's sister among its ancestors and thus also claimed descent from Widukind. The Italian family Del Carretto (and its supposed French branch, family de Charette) also claimed to descend from the hero.

In German nationalism

Widukind became a hero for German nationalists in the early 20th century. German neo-pagans saw him

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