Hatheburg (also Hatheburch) (* 876 in Merseburg; † on 21 June after 909) was the first wife of Henry the Fowler, later king of East Francia (Germany).
According to the chronicler Bishop Thietmar of Merseburg, "burning with youthful love", Henry wanted to marry Hatheburg because of "her beauty and the usefulness of her inherited wealth".
[2] Because Hatheburg had taken the veil, and the couple married without dispensation, their marriage was condemned by Bishop Sigismund of Halberstadt.
According to Thietmar, Henry was "disturbed by such talk" and decided to approach the emperor, Conrad I of Germany for help.
[5] Henry declared his marriage to Hatheburg has been unlawful, due to her prior vows as a nun, and the couple separated.