Complex sentence: His father, also named Dietrich, was a native of Meschede in Westphalia, and was educated first at Erfurt, where he became "magister," and subsequently in Italy.
Split into simpler sentences: His father, also named Dietrich, was a native of Meschede in Westphalia. Gresemund was educated first at Erfurt, where he became "magister", and subsequently in Italy.