Otto I "The Great" of Germany 
Otto I "The Great" of was born in ,Saxony,Germany and his baptism took place in 0967 in Pavia - crowned Emperor Otto the Great.1 Otto I "The Great" of's father was Henry I "The Fowler" King of Germany and his mother was Countess Matilda Ringelheim Queen of the Germans. His paternal grandparents were Otto "The Illustrious" Duke of Saxony and Hedwige Friuli duchess Saxony; his maternal grandparents were Theodoric Ringelheim Count of and Ludmilla Ragnhildis Countess Of Ringelheim. He had five brothers and five sisters, named Heinrich I Count of, Henry I, Henrich II (I) Duke of (Bavaria), Bruno I, Archbishop of, Otto I, Daughter of Henry I of, Gerberga of, Hedwige, Hedwig or Hartwige and Saxony. He had a half-brother and two half-sisters, named Thangmar, Sachsen and (?) von. He died in Mensleben,Saxony,Germany. He was buried in Magdeburg - next to Edith of England.2 General Notes
Name Suffix:<NSFX> Emperor of the
NPFX Emperor
GIVN Otto I The Great of
SURN Germany
NSFX HR Emperor*
ABBR Otto I Holy Roman Emperor - d. 7 April 973 in Thur
TITL Otto I Holy Roman Emperor - d. 7 April 973 in Thuringia: Page 42 "The
Holy Roman Empire" Heer.
EVEN Italy
TYPE Ruled
DATE BET 961 AND 973
Otto I The Great, son of Henry the Fowler of Germany, became king ofItaly in 961, when he succeeded Berengarius II of Ivrea to the throne.From then on the kingdom of Italy became subject to the Holy
RomanEmpire from 961 to 1861.
ABBR SOURCE #337
TITL Kingdom's of Europe, Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ruling Monarchs FromAncient Times to the Present
AUTH Gene Gurney
PUBL Crown Publishers, New York. 1982
PAGE Gurney page 48.
EVEN Germany
TYPE Ruled
DATE BET 962 AND 973
Otto I, called the Great, son of Henry I the Fowler King, succeededhis father as King of Imperial Germany in 936. He then became HolyRoman Emperor in 962, and ruled as King/Emperor until 973. He
wassucceeded by his son, Otto II.
ABBR SOURCE #337
TITL Kingdom's of Europe, Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ruling Monarchs FromAncient Times to the Present
AUTH Gene Gurney
PUBL Crown Publishers, New York. 1982
PAGE Gurney page 262.
EVEN Austria
TYPE Ruled
DATE ABT 950
Otto I, the Illustrious, son of Henry the Fowler, and Holy RomanEmperor, defeated the Magyars who had overrun the Danubian area, andreorganized the area of Austria as a dependency of the dukes
ofBavaria. Tje Babenberg margraves ruled Austria between 976-1246.
ABBR SOURCE #364
TITL Grolier Encyclopedia.
PUBL Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.
PAGE Austria.
EVEN Rome
TYPE Coronation
DATE 962
PLAC Rome
Otto I Holy Roman Emperor was crowned 962 in Rome. He made Magdeburgas his unofficial German imperial capital. He haad the MagdeburgCathedral built at this town.
ABBR Trager's Chronology
PAGE Henrickson's Chronicles 961AD-970
HIST OTTO I THE GREAT, KING OF GERMANY,HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR, SON OF HENRY I KING OF GERMANY. AFTER SUBDUING AN UPRISING INCITED BY HIS BROTHER, OTTO CONSOLIDATED HIS KINGDOM BY GRANTING DUCHIES TO
FAITHFUL RELATIVES AND FOLLOWERS. IN 951, HE MARCHED
DATE 2 MAY 2000
EVEN
TYPE Title (Facts Pg)
PLAC Rex Francorum - 'Le Grand'
Otto the Great. Holy Roman Emperor.
Otto the Great. Holy Roman Emperor.
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NPFX Emperor
GIVN Otto I The Great of
SURN Germany
NSFX HR Emperor*
ABBR Otto I Holy Roman Emperor - d. 7 April 973 in Thur
TITL Otto I Holy Roman Emperor - d. 7 April 973 in Thuringia: Page 42 "The
Holy Roman Empire" Heer.
EVEN Italy
TYPE Ruled
DATE BET 961 AND 973
Otto I The Great, son of Henry the Fowler of Germany, became king ofItaly in 961, when he succeeded Berengarius II of Ivrea to the throne.From then on the kingdom of Italy became subject to the Holy
RomanEmpire from 961 to 1861.
ABBR SOURCE #337
TITL Kingdom's of Europe, Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ruling Monarchs FromAncient Times to the Present
AUTH Gene Gurney
PUBL Crown Publishers, New York. 1982
PAGE Gurney page 48.
EVEN Germany
TYPE Ruled
DATE BET 962 AND 973
Otto I, called the Great, son of Henry I the Fowler King, succeededhis father as King of Imperial Germany in 936. He then became HolyRoman Emperor in 962, and ruled as King/Emperor until 973. He
wassucceeded by his son, Otto II.
ABBR SOURCE #337
TITL Kingdom's of Europe, Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ruling Monarchs FromAncient Times to the Present
AUTH Gene Gurney
PUBL Crown Publishers, New York. 1982
PAGE Gurney page 262.
EVEN Austria
TYPE Ruled
DATE ABT 950
Otto I, the Illustrious, son of Henry the Fowler, and Holy RomanEmperor, defeated the Magyars who had overrun the Danubian area, andreorganized the area of Austria as a dependency of the dukes
ofBavaria. Tje Babenberg margraves ruled Austria between 976-1246.
ABBR SOURCE #364
TITL Grolier Encyclopedia.
PUBL Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.
PAGE Austria.
EVEN Rome
TYPE Coronation
DATE 962
PLAC Rome
Otto I Holy Roman Emperor was crowned 962 in Rome. He made Magdeburgas his unofficial German imperial capital. He haad the MagdeburgCathedral built at this town.
ABBR Trager's Chronology
PAGE Henrickson's Chronicles 961AD-970
HIST OTTO I THE GREAT, KING OF GERMANY,HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR, SON OF HENRY I KING OF GERMANY. AFTER SUBDUING AN UPRISING INCITED BY HIS BROTHER, OTTO CONSOLIDATED HIS KINGDOM BY GRANTING DUCHIES TO
FAITHFUL RELATIVES AND FOLLOWERS. IN 951, HE MARCHED
DATE 2 MAY 2000
EVEN
TYPE Title (Facts Pg)
PLAC Rex Francorum - 'Le Grand'
Otto the Great. Holy Roman Emperor.
Otto the Great. Holy Roman Emperor.
I wish I was sure of every name in this file & that I didnt
need to know what you think :) hey, but always refining this,
So if you spot a place where Im just flat wrong please tell
me or someone I didnt go on out with, I do this file out of fun and wanting to know, but do not
respond to the 'know it alls' , that dont have manners.I dont
consider them Kin!
Thanks and Happy Hunting!
NPFX Emperor
GIVN Otto I The Great of
SURN Germany
NSFX HR Emperor*
ABBR Otto I Holy Roman Emperor - d. 7 April 973 in Thur
TITL Otto I Holy Roman Emperor - d. 7 April 973 in Thuringia: Page 42 "The
Holy Roman Empire" Heer.
EVEN Italy
TYPE Ruled
DATE BET 961 AND 973
Otto I The Great, son of Henry the Fowler of Germany, became king ofItaly in 961, when he succeeded Berengarius II of Ivrea to the throne.From then on the kingdom of Italy became subject to the Holy
RomanEmpire from 961 to 1861.
ABBR SOURCE #337
TITL Kingdom's of Europe, Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ruling Monarchs FromAncient Times to the Present
AUTH Gene Gurney
PUBL Crown Publishers, New York. 1982
PAGE Gurney page 48.
EVEN Germany
TYPE Ruled
DATE BET 962 AND 973
Otto I, called the Great, son of Henry I the Fowler King, succeededhis father as King of Imperial Germany in 936. He then became HolyRoman Emperor in 962, and ruled as King/Emperor until 973. He
wassucceeded by his son, Otto II.
ABBR SOURCE #337
TITL Kingdom's of Europe, Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ruling Monarchs FromAncient Times to the Present
AUTH Gene Gurney
PUBL Crown Publishers, New York. 1982
PAGE Gurney page 262.
EVEN Austria
TYPE Ruled
DATE ABT 950
Otto I, the Illustrious, son of Henry the Fowler, and Holy RomanEmperor, defeated the Magyars who had overrun the Danubian area, andreorganized the area of Austria as a dependency of the dukes
ofBavaria. Tje Babenberg margraves ruled Austria between 976-1246.
ABBR SOURCE #364
TITL Grolier Encyclopedia.
PUBL Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.
PAGE Austria.
EVEN Rome
TYPE Coronation
DATE 962
PLAC Rome
Otto I Holy Roman Emperor was crowned 962 in Rome. He made Magdeburgas his unofficial German imperial capital. He haad the MagdeburgCathedral built at this town.
ABBR Trager's Chronology
PAGE Henrickson's Chronicles 961AD-970
HIST OTTO I THE GREAT, KING OF GERMANY,HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR, SON OF HENRY I KING OF GERMANY. AFTER SUBDUING AN UPRISING INCITED BY HIS BROTHER, OTTO CONSOLIDATED HIS KINGDOM BY GRANTING DUCHIES TO
FAITHFUL RELATIVES AND FOLLOWERS. IN 951, HE MARCHED
DATE 2 MAY 2000
EVEN
TYPE Title (Facts Pg)
PLAC Rex Francorum - 'Le Grand'
Otto the Great. Holy Roman Emperor.
Otto the Great. Holy Roman Emperor.
I wish I was sure of every name in this file & that I didnt
need to know what you think :) hey, but always refining this,
So if you spot a place where Im just flat wrong please tell
me or someone I didnt go on out with, I do this file out of fun and wanting to know, but do not
respond to the 'know it alls' , that dont have manners.I dont
consider them Kin!
Thanks and Happy Hunting!
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1 NAME Otho I the Great /of Germany/
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acceded 8 aug 936. Holy Roman Emperor, Duke of Saxony.
Weis' "Ancestral Roots"
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 8HR7-TX
?? Line 4091: (New PAF RIN=324)
1 NAME Otto I The Great King Of /GERMANY/
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 0756 in <Of,,Normandy,France> d.~ 0813
- b.0786 d.0844
- b. in <Of,,Normandy,France> d. in Y
- b.0816 in Saxony,Germany d.6 SEP 864 in Saxony,Germany
- b.0765 in MONTfort-sur-risle,Eure,Normandy,France
- b.0790 in MONTfort-sur-risle,Eure,Normandy,France
- b.~ 0840 in of Saxony d.30 NOV 912 in Eastern Saxony (as Duke of Saxony)
- b.~ 0818 in <,,,Saxony>
- b.~ 0820 in ,,,Saxony d.26 MAR 967
- b.0835 in Saxony,Germany d.5 OCT 913
- b.12 Ap753 in of Aachen,Rhineland,Prussia d.8 JUL 810 in ,Milan,Milan,Italy
- b.~ 0785 in <Of,Vermandois,Normandy,France>
- b.~ 0777 in Toulouse,Gascony d.BET 807/871
- b.0876 in Germany d.2 JUL 936 in Mensleben,Sachsen,Germany
- b.0806 in Germany d.28 AUG 876 in FRANKFORT,,,GERMANY
- b.~ 0820 in Germany d.0880
- b.~ 0810 in Of,Altdorf,,Bavaria d.31 JAN 875/876 in ,Careme,,Saxony
- b.0838 d.29 NOV 899
- b.~ 0828
- b.~ 0856 in of,,,Germany d.24 DEC 903 in Germany
- b.~ 0800
- b.0838
- b.23 NOV 912 in ,Saxony,Germany d.7 MAY 973 in Mensleben,Saxony,Germany
- b.~ 0778 in Wildeshausen,Oldenburg d.BET. 843 - 851 in 825
- b.~ 0800 in Of Ringelheim,Goslar,Hannover,Germany d.0856
- b.~ 0775 in Friessland,Netherlands d.UNKNOWN
- b.~ 0828 in Of Ringelheim,Goslar,Hannover,Germany d.> 0891
- b.~ 0800
- b.~ 0800 in Of Ringelheim,Goslar,Hannover,Germany d.> 0860 in Of Ringelheim,Goslar,Hannover,Germany
- b.~ 0853 in Ringleheim,Germany d.8 DEC 917 in WESTPHALIA,GERMANY
- b.~ 0810 in in Saxony d.> 0834
- b.~ 0833 in Of Ringelheim,Goslar,Hannover,Germany d.> 0909
- b.~ 0775 d.UNKNOWN
- b.~ 0810 d.Aft 21 NOV 838
- b.~ 0878 in Mensleben,Saxony,Germany d.14 MAY 968 in Memleben,-,Germany
- b.0775 in Denmark d.0810 in Battle of Walcheran
- b.0800 in Jutland,Denmark d.0844 in battle at Walcheran
- b.~ 0840 in Friesland,Germany d.> 0873
- b.~ 0858 in Of,,,Germany d.0917
- b.0795 in ,,France d.29 SEP 855 in Pruem,Rhineland,Prussia
- b.~ 0830 in Alsace,Lorraine,France d.7 AUG 869 in ,Plaisance,Italy
- b.~ 0814 in Tours,Indre-et-Loire,France,France d.20 MAR 851 in Anjou
- b.~ 0869 in ,,Lorraine,France d.0908
- b.0816 in Saxony,Germany d.6 SEP 864 in Saxony,Germany
- b.0830 in Saxony - Dtr of Duke Ludolph? d.9 APR 868 in a nun
- b.~ 0826 in of,,,Germany d.Bet 903-913
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Otto I "The Great" of and Adelheid Princess Of were married in a religious ceremony in 0951.2 They had four sons and two daughters, named Henry, Bruno, Otto II of, William, Archbishop of, Matilda, Abess of and Matilde Princess Of The.
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Children
Otto II of Germany
Otto II of was born in 0955 in Of,,Saxony,Germany and his baptism took place in 0973 in Germany - Saxon King & Emperor.1 He died about 0955 in His Palace,Rome,Italy. He was buried in St. Peters (Paradise) by Pope John.1
Matilde Princess Of The Holy Roman Empire
Matilde Princess Of The was born in 0956 in ,,Saxony,Germany. She died in ,Quedlinburg,Saxony,Germany.
They had a son and two daughters, named Liudolf Duke Of, Luitgarde Imperial Princess and Richilde Princess Of.
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Children
Luitgarde Imperial Princess Holy Roman Empire
Luitgarde Imperial Princess was born about 0931 in Of,,,Saxony.
Richilde Princess Of Germany
Richilde Princess Of was born about 0950 in ,,Saxony,Germany. She died on August 14th, 1014.
1 Directory of Royal Genealogical Data
<http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/>
2 Paul Theroff's Dynastic Genealogy Files
Further sources/citations:
Ancestral File (R), Ancestral File (R), Ancestral File (R), Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who came to America before 1700: the lineage of Alfred the Great, Charlemagne, Malcom of Scotland, Robert the Strong, and some of their descendants
7th Edition, with additions and corrections by Walter Lee @ 241:4; 147:19, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who came to America before 1700: the lineage of Alfred the Great, Charlemagne, Malcom of Scotland, Robert the Strong, and some of their descendants
7th Edition, with additions and corrections by Walter Lee @ 192:20
<http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/>
2 Paul Theroff's Dynastic Genealogy Files
Further sources/citations:
Ancestral File (R), Ancestral File (R), Ancestral File (R), Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who came to America before 1700: the lineage of Alfred the Great, Charlemagne, Malcom of Scotland, Robert the Strong, and some of their descendants
7th Edition, with additions and corrections by Walter Lee @ 241:4; 147:19, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who came to America before 1700: the lineage of Alfred the Great, Charlemagne, Malcom of Scotland, Robert the Strong, and some of their descendants
7th Edition, with additions and corrections by Walter Lee @ 192:20
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