Background
His father was Otto II, his mother Hedwig of Brandenburg.
His father was Otto II, his mother Hedwig of Brandenburg.
In 1188, he even took his father prisoner. Under the orders of Frederick I, he had to set him free but he was able to obtain the title. After Albert died in 1195 with no children to succeed him.
Meissen, with its rich mines, was seized by the emperor Henry VI as a vacant fief of the empire.
Dietrich finally came into possession of his inheritance in 1198, following Henry"s death in 1197.
He was a member of the House of Wettin.