• General Notes

  [charlemegne.FTW]
  
  Otto von Sachsen, Herzog von Sachsen.
  
  see Weis as to question of Otto's wife.
  
  Otto, the Illustrious, b. ca. 836, d. 30 Nov. 912, Duke of Saxon y; m. Hedwig, d. 24 Dec. 903 (correction supplied by Robt. Stimm el). (Charlemagne & His World (Heer), p. 226, shows Otto's wif e as dau. (illeg.) of Arnulf, King of Germany, Emp. ca. 863-99 , & Oda of Bavaria; Arnulf was son of Carloman, King of Bavari a (ca. 828-80) & Litwinde; Carloman was son of Louis II "the Ger man", King of the East Franks (ca. 805-76) and Emma of Bavaria .  Louis was son of Louis I "the Fair". See Brandenburg for Arnu lf's ancestry; however,  Brandenburg shows no such dau. for Arnu lf. Isenburg shows Hedwig as dau. of Henrich, d. 886, Markgraf o f the Netherlands. Saillot says Otto's wife was Hedwig, dau. o f Henri, Comte de la Marche. Moriarty says Hedwig d. 24 Dec. 903 , does not identify parents.).
  
  To expand his citations:
  Brandenburg: Dr. Erick Brandenburg, Die Nachkommen Karls des Gro ssen (1935).
  Isenburg: Prinz von Isenburg, Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Eur opischen Staaten (ed. 1976 & later editions)
  Saillot: Saillot, Le Sang de Charlemagne
  Moriarty: George Andrews Moriarty, The Plantagenet Ancestry (198 5)
  
  Otto Herzog v.Sachsen * c. 836 + 30.11.912 der Erlauchte, 874 Gr af in Sd-Thringen, 880/900/905 Herzog v.Sachsen father: Liudol f Herzog v.Sachsen mother: Oda ? marriage/union 1: Thankmar v.Sa chsen Knig Heinrich I. Oda v.Sachsen Liutgard v.Sachsen marriag e/union 2: ? v.Sachsen

Details of Otto's family with Hedwig