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Emperor Otto I. The Great of Germany, HR Emperor*[1]

Male 912 - 0973  (61 years)


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  • Name Otto I. The Great of Germany 
    Prefix Emperor 
    Suffix HR Emperor* 
    Born 912  Brunswick, Germany - son of Henry I the Fowler Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Apr 07, 0973  Thuringia - Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Magdeburg - next to Edith of England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I18903  mykindred
    Last Modified Feb 13, 2003 

    Father Henry I. of Saxony & Germany, HR Emperor*,   b. 876, Saxony (Duke of Saxony) son of Otho I Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 02, 0936, Memleban (Henry the Fowler) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Mechtilde of Ringleheim, St.Mathilde*,   b. circa 880, Ringleheim (Germany) - dtr of Dietrich Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 925, Saxony - wife of Henry the Lion Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 46 years) 
    Married circa 909  Saxony (his 2nd wife) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6639  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Edith of (Eadgyth) England, *,   b. circa 910, Saxon England - dtr of King Edward the Elder Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 946, Saxon Germany - wife of Otto I Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 36 years) 
    Married circa 924  [3
    • Edith or Eadgyth of Wessex, half sister of Athelstan, was married to Otto I who later became Holy Roman Emperor.
    Children 
     1. Liudolph Duke of Swabia,   b. circa 930, Swabia - son of Otto I the Great Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 957  (Age ~ 27 years)
     2. Luitgarde of Saxony, *,   b. circa 930, Saxony - dtr of Otto I - the Great Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 953, Lorrain - wife of Conrad Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 23 years)
     3. William of Mainz,   b. circa 928, Saxony - natural son of Otto Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mainz - Archbishop Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Bishop Bruno of Cologne,   d. Aft 972, Cologne ? Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F6986  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Adelaide of Lombardy, St. Adelaide*,   b. 931, Lombardy (Burgundy) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 16, 0999, Cloister at Selz, Alsace, Lorraine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married circa 951 
    Children 
     1. Otto II of Germany, HR Emperor*,   b. circa 954, Saxony Germany (Succeeded at age 18) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 07, 0983, Rome (age 28) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 29 years)
     2. Dtr of Otto of Saxony,   b. circa 952,   d. Y
    Family ID F7017  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S580] Gedcom - Rein-Shwayder, Carol.

    2. [S302] Otto I Holy Roman Emperor - d. 7 April 973 in Thur.

    3. [S386] Grolier Encyclopedia, Athelstan of Wessex.