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  Alias:<ALIA> Otto I the Great /King of Germany/
  REFN: 4464
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  Otto I The Great King of Germany was the first king to become Holy Roman
  Emperor. H e 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 G ermany when the other German princes began a series
  of revolts. At the same t ime 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 i n 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 fami ly. The young king of Arles, or Burgundy, also had
  to accept his rule. Otto t hen turned his attention toward Italy. He
  married the widow of an earlier Ita lian 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. F or this service, Otto was
  crowned in 962 emperor of what was later known as t he Holy Roman Empire.

Details of Otto I the Great's family with Eadgyth (Edith) of England

Details of Otto I the Great's family