Walthard (died 12 August 1012) was the Archbishop of Magdeburg very briefly from June to August in 1012.

Walthard was the initial archiepiscopal candidate of the cathedral chapter on the death of Archbishop Giseler

Gisilher, Archbishop of Magdeburg

Gisilher, Gisiler, Giseler, or Giselmar was the second Archbishop of Magdeburg, succeeding Saint Adalbert, from 1004 until his death. In 981, the Diocese of Merseburg was united to that of Magdeburg. It was only separated on Gisilher's death.From 971 to 981, Gisilher was the Bishop of the new see...

 in 1004, but King Henry II elected to appoint his chaplain Tagino

Tagino, Archbishop of Magdeburg

Tagino was the third Archbishop of Magdeburg from 1004 until his death.Tagino was a chaplain of Henry II, Duke of Bavaria, when, in 995, the See of Regensburg became vacant...

 instead. When Tagino died on 9 June 1012, the cathedral elected Walthard, but he died within a few months and they elected one named Otto, who was passed over again by the king in favour of Gero

Gero, Archbishop of Magdeburg

Gero was the Archbishop of Magdeburg from 1012 until his death. He was a son of Dedo Wodenswege and Eilika and possibly a relative of the family of Gero the Great....

. Otto was accepted into the royal chaplaincy as a consolation.

Sources

• Reuter, Timothy. Germany in the Early Middle Ages 800–1056. New York: Longman, 1991.
• Thompson, James Westfall
  James Westfall Thompson
  James Westfall Thompson was an American historian specializing in the history of medieval and early modern Europe, particularly of the Holy Roman Empire and France...
  
  . Feudal Germany, Volume II. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1928.