Holy Roman Emp, Otto I the Great

Birth Name Holy Roman Emp, Otto I the Great 1a 2a 2b 3a
Also Known As King of Germany, Otto I the Great
Gramps ID I29082
Gender male
Age at Death 60 years, 5 months, 14 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E38574] 912-11-23 Germany  
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Death [E38575] 973-05-07    
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_FA1 [E38576]   Acceded: 8 Aug 936 as King of Germany.  
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Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Holy Roman Emp, Henry I the Fowler [I28960]875936-07-02
Mother von Ringelheim, St. Matilda [I28959]892967/8-03-14 (Julian)
    Sister     of Germany, Hadwig [I29206] 910 964/5-03-10 (Julian)
         Holy Roman Emp, Otto I the Great [I29082] 912-11-23 973-05-07
    Sister     Abbess of Notre Dame, Gerberge of Saxony [I28958] BET. 913 - 914 984-05-05
    Brother     Duke of Bavaria, Henry I the Quarrelsome [I29136] 918 955

Families

    Family of Holy Roman Emp, Otto I the Great and of England, Eadgyth (Edith) [F11069]
Married Wife of England, Eadgyth (Edith) [I28596] ( * 910 + 945/6-01-26 (Julian) )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E58295] 929    
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  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
of Saxony, Luitgarde [I29092]953-11-18
of Germany, Rechilde [I37999]999
    Family of Holy Roman Emp, Otto I the Great and de Italia, St. Adelaide Empress [F11463]
Married Wife de Italia, St. Adelaide Empress [I29081] ( * 931 + 999-12-16 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E58607] 951-10-00    
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  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Holy Roman Emp, Otto II of Saxony [I29083]955983-12-07

Narrative

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Otto I The Great King of Germany was the first king to become Holy Roman Emperor. He became King of Germany in 936 and ruled all of Germany. In 951, he crossed the Alps and declared himself the king of Italy. He was forced to return to Germany when the other German princes began a series of revolts. At the same time the Slavs in Poland and Bohemia revolted, and the Magyars, or
Hungarians, invaded Germany. Otto crushed the Magyars in the battle of the Lech River in 955. The Poles and Bohemians were forced to accept his rule. Otto was able to replace most of the rebellious German princes with members of his own family. The young king of Arles, or Burgundy, also had to accept his rule. Otto then turned his attention toward Italy. He married the widow of an earlier Italian king, and defeated a rival for the throne. In 961, Otto crossed the Alps in answer to an appeal from Pope John XII to put down an uprising in Rome. For this service, Otto was crowned in 962 emperor of what was later known as the Holy Roman Empire.

Pedigree

  1. Holy Roman Emp, Henry I the Fowler [I28960]
    1. von Ringelheim, St. Matilda [I28959]
      1. of Germany, Hadwig [I29206]
      2. Holy Roman Emp, Otto I the Great
        1. of England, Eadgyth (Edith) [I28596]
          1. of Saxony, Luitgarde [I29092]
          2. of Germany, Rechilde [I37999]
        2. de Italia, St. Adelaide Empress [I29081]
          1. Holy Roman Emp, Otto II of Saxony [I29083]
      3. Abbess of Notre Dame, Gerberge of Saxony [I28958]
      4. Duke of Bavaria, Henry I the Quarrelsome [I29136]

Ancestors

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