Otto I Emperor Holy Roman Empire 
Otto I Emperor Holy Roman was born in Saxony, Preussen and his baptism took place in 0967 in Pavia - crowned Emperor Otto the Great.1 Otto I Emperor Holy Roman's father was Henry I The Fowler Of The Holy Roman Empire and his mother was Matilda Countess Of Ringleheim. His paternal grandparents were Otto Duke of Saxony and Hedwige Empress of Holy Roman Empire; his maternal grandparents were Theodoric Dietrich Count of Ringleheim and Ragnhildis Ludmilla of Ringleheim. He had a brother and five sisters, named Count Of Bayern, Hedwige Princess, Dtr Of Henry I Of, Hedwige Hartwige Princess Of The, Gerberge Queen of and Gerberge Queen of. He died in Memleben. He was buried in Magdeburg - next to Edith of England.1 1 General Notes
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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
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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.~ 0777 in Saxony, Germany d.0825 in 825
- b.~ 0800 in Abt 786 of Saxony, France d.0843
- b.~ 0775 in Friessland, Netherlands d.UNKNOWN
- b.~ 0826 in Saxony, Germany d.6 SEP 864 in Brunohausen, Germany
- b.~ 0850 in Of, Saxony d.30 NOV 912 in Eastern Saxony (as Duke of Saxony)
- b.~ 0790
- b.0816 d.0913
- b.12 APR 773 in of Aachen, Rhineland, Prussia d.8 JUL 810 in ,Milan, Milan, Italy
- b.~ 0786
- b.~ 0777 in Toulouse, Gascony d.BET 807 AND 871
- b.0876 in Germany d.2 JUL 936 in Mensleben, Saxony, Germany
- b. in Bavaria, Germany d.28 AUG 876 in Frankfort, Brandenburg, Germany
- b.~ 0820
- b.~ 0796 in Bavaria - Dtr of Welf I d.25 JAN 875/76 in 31 Jan 0876
- 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, Preussen d.7 MAY 973 in Memleben
- b.~ 0777 in Saxony, Germany d.0825 in 825
- b.~ 0775 in Ringleheim, Saxony, Germany d.0856
- b.~ 0775 in Friessland, Netherlands d.UNKNOWN
- b.~ 0830 in in Ringleheim, Saxony d.> 0891
- b.~ 0780 in XX d.UNKNOWN
- b.0800 in Ringleheim, Germany
- b.~ 0856 in in Ringleheim, Saxony d.08 Dec 1917 in WESTPHALIA, GERMANY
- b.~ 0810 in in Saxony d.> 0834
- b.~ 0830 in in Ringleheim, Saxony 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 Saxony
- b.~ 0778 in Denmark d.0810 in Battle of Walcheran
- b.~ 0800 in Jutland, Denmark d.0844
- b.~ 0840 in Germany
- b.0858 in in Ringleheim, Saxony d.0917
- b.0820 in Friesland, Germany
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Otto I Emperor Holy Roman and Adelaide Of were married in a religious ceremony in October 0951.1 They had a son and a daughter, named Otto II and Adelheid.
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Children
Adelheid Von Saxony
Adelheid was born about 0952 in Saxony, Preussen and her baptism took place in France - House of Aquitaine (Dukes of VI).1 She died about 1004 in France - Wife of Hugh Capet (Queen of France).1
Otto II Holy Roman Empire
Otto II was born in 0955 in Saxony Germany (Succeeded at age 18) and his baptism took place in 0973 in Germany - Saxon King & Emperor.1 He died in Rome (age 28). He was buried in St. Peters (Paradise) by Pope John.1 1
They had a son and two daughters, named Liudolf Duke Of, Luitgarde Of and Richilde of.
Family Notes
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Edith or Eadgyth of Wessex, half sister of Athelstan, was married toOtto I who later became Holy Roman Emperor.
ABBR SOURCE #364
TITL Grolier Encyclopedia.
PUBL Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.
PAGE Athelstan of Wessex.[Spare.FTW]
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Edith or Eadgyth of Wessex, half sister of Athelstan, was married toOtto I who later became Holy Roman Emperor.
ABBR SOURCE #364
TITL Grolier Encyclopedia.
PUBL Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.
PAGE Athelstan of Wessex.[Spare.FTW]
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Edith or Eadgyth of Wessex, half sister of Athelstan, was married toOtto I who later became Holy Roman Emperor.
ABBR SOURCE #364
TITL Grolier Encyclopedia.
PUBL Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.
PAGE Athelstan of Wessex.
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Children
Luitgarde Of Saxony
Luitgarde Of was born about 0930 in Saxony - dtr of Otto I - the Great.1 She died in 0953 in Lorrain - wife of Conrad.1
1 Joanne's Tree.1 GED.GED
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