Otto the Great | |
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Depiction of Otto I on his seal in 968 | |
Holy Roman Emperor | |
Reign | 2 February 962 – 7 May 973 |
Coronation | 2 February 962 Rome |
Predecessor | Berengar of Friuli |
Successor | Otto II |
King of Italy | |
Reign | 25 December 961 – 7 May 973 |
Coronation | 10 October 951 Pavia |
Predecessor | Berengar II |
Successor | Otto II |
King of East Francia (Kingdom of Germany) | |
Reign | 2 July 936 – 7 May 973 |
Coronation | 7 August 936 Aachen Cathedral |
Predecessor | Henry the Fowler |
Successor | Otto II |
Duke of Saxony | |
Reign | 2 July 936 – 7 May 973 |
Predecessor | Henry the Fowler |
Successor | Bernard I |
Born | 23 November 912 possibly Wallhausen, East Francia |
Died | 7 May 973 Memleben, Holy Roman Empire | (aged 60)
Burial | Magdeburg Cathedral |
Spouse | Eadgyth of England (930–946) Adelaide of Italy (951–973) |
Issue | William, Archbishop of Mainz Liutgarde of Saxony Liudolf, Duke of Swabia Matilda, Abbess of Quedlinburg Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor |
Dynasty | Ottonian |
Father | Henry the Fowler |
Mother | Matilda |
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