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Margrave Otto (der Reiche) of Meissen

Otto, known as der Reiche, was born in 1125 in Meissen, Dresden, Saxony.¹ Der Reiche's father was Margrave Konrad (Der Grosse) of Meissen and Lower Lusatia and his mother was Countess Luitgard of Swabia. His paternal grandparents were Count Thimo of Wettin and Princess Ida of Bavaria. He had five brothers and six sisters, named Dietrich, Hermann, Heinrich, Der Fieste, Friedrich, Oda, Bertha, Gertrude, Adela, Sofie and Agnes. He was the oldest of the twelve children. He died at the age of 65 on February 18th, 1190.¹

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Count Thimo of Wettin
  - b.~  1072 in Meissen, Dresden, Saxony
  
  Margrave Konrad (Der Grosse) of Meissen and Lower Lusatia
  - b.1098 in Meissen, Dresden, Saxony d.05 Feb 1157 in Kloster Petersberg Bei Halle, Sachsen, Prussia
  
  Princess Ida of Bavaria
  - b.~  1076 in Meissen, Dresden, Saxony
  
  Margrave Otto (der Reiche) of Meissen
  - b.1125 in Meissen, Dresden, Saxony d.18 Feb 1190
  
  Countess Luitgard of Swabia
  - b.~  1100 in Schwaben, Bavaria d.19 Jun 1145 in Kloster Gerbstedt, Sachsen, Prussia

Personal Timeline

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¹ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=bevangenealogy&id=I33168&style=TABLE
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