Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor

912 - 973  (60 years)

• Name	Otto I
  Nickname	the Great
  Birth	23 Nov 912  [1, 3, 4]
  Reign	From 936 to 973 (23 years)  [1, 3, 4]
  King of Germany
  Reign	From 951 to 973 (38 years)  [4]
  King of Italy
  Reign	From 962 to 973 (49 years)  [1, 3, 4]
  Holy Roman Emperor
  Death	7 May 973	Memleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Siblings	1 brother and 2 sisters
  + 1. Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor,   b. 23 Nov 912   d. 7 May 973, Memleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany  (Age 60 years) ▻ Eadgyth,  m. 929/30 ;   Saint Adelaide of Lombardy,  m. After 951 + 2. Gerberga of Saxony,   b. 913/914, Nordhausen, Thuringia, Germany d. 5 May 984, Rheims, Grand Est, France  (Age 70 years) ▻ Giselbert, Duke of Lorraine,  m. 929 ;   Louis IV, King of France,  m. 939 > 3. Henry I of Saxony, Duke of Bavaria,   b. 919 to 922   d. 955  (Age 36 years) ▻ Judith of Bavaria,  m. 937 to 940 + 4. Hedwig of Saxony,   b. About 921   d. 10 May 965  (Age 44 years) ▻ Hugh Magnus, Duke of France and Normandy,  m. About 938
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bruno I, Lord of Brunisbergeby-Hoxter   d. After 775  (4 x Great Grandfather)  Waldrada   d. 868, Remiremont, Grand Est, France   (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2925	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Henry I, Holy Roman Emperor,   b. 876, Germany d. 2 Jul 936, Memleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Saint Mechtilde von Ringelheim,   b. Between 890 and 900, Memleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany d. 14 Mar 968 (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2311	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Eadgyth   d. 26 Jan 946  [1, 2, 4, 6]
  Marriage	929/30  [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 17 years and 1 month - She : ??.
  Children	1 son and 1 daughter
  +   1. Luitgarde   d. 953  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Conrad, Duke of Lorraine and Franconia  m. 947 +   2. Liudolf, Duke of Swabia,   b. 930   d. 6 Sep 957 (Age 27 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Ita of Swabia  m. 947
  Family ID	F2308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2021

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Saint Adelaide of Lombardy,   b. 932   d. 16 Dec 999, Seltz, Grand Est, France (Age 67 years)  [1, 4, 5]  Other Partners: Lothair of Italy
  Marriage	After 951  [1, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 39 years and 1 month - She : ~ 20 years.
  Children	+   1. Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor,   b. 954 - 955   d. 7 Dec 983, Rome, Lazio, Italy (Age 28 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Theophano Skleros  m. 14 Apr 972
  Family ID	F2309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor(912 – 973) 2Henry I, Holy Roman Emperor(876 – 936) 4Otto, Duke of Saxony and Count in South Thuringia(845 – 912) 8Ludolph, Duke of Saxony(805 – 864) 16Bruno, Duke of Saxony(786 – 844) 17Oda 9Oda( – 874) 18Billung, Count of Thuringia 19Aeda 5Hedwige, Princess of Bavaria( – 906) 10Arnulf, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Germany( – 899) 20Carloman, King of Bavaria and Italy(Abt 829 – 880) 21Litwinde 11Oda of Bavaria 22Theudon, Count in Bavaria 23 3Saint Mechtilde von Ringelheim(900 – 968) 6Dietrich, Count of Ringelheim(Abt 872 – 917) 12son of the Threkwitigan 24Walbert, Count in the Threkwitigau( – 891) 25Altburg 13Mathilda, Abbess of Horford 26Echbert, Count in the Ittergau( – 834) 27Ida( – 838) 7Reginhilde von Friesland 14Godefrid, King of Haithabu, of Dorestad, and Rustringen 28Harold, King of Haithabu, Rustingen, and Justland(Abt 800 – 844) 29 15Gisela of Lorraine( – 907) 30Lothair II, King of Lorraine(827 – 869) 31Waldrada( – 868)

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 7 May 973 - Memleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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