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Otto I "the Great", Holy Roman Emperor

Male 912 - 973  (60 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Otto I "the Great", Holy Roman Emperor was born on 23 Nov 912 (son of Henry I "the Fowler", Holy Roman Emperor and Saint Mechtilde von Ringelheim); died on 7 May 973 in Memleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

    Otto married Eadgyth in 929/30. Eadgyth (daughter of Edward "the Elder", King of England and Ælfflæd) died on 26 Jan 946. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Luitgarde died in 953.
    2. Liudolf, Duke of Swabia was born in 930; died on 6 Sep 957.

    Otto married Saint Adelaide of Lombardy after 951. Adelaide (daughter of Rudolph II, King of Burgundy and Bertha of Swabia) was born in 932; died on 16 Dec 999 in Seltz, Grand Est, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor was born on 954 - 955; died on 7 Dec 983 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry I "the Fowler", Holy Roman Emperor was born in 876 in Germany (son of Otto "the Illustrious", Duke of Saxony and Count in South Thuringia and Hedwige, Princess of Bavaria); died on 2 Jul 936 in Memleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

    Henry married Saint Mechtilde von Ringelheim in 909. Mechtilde (daughter of Dietrich, Count of Ringelheim and Reginhilde von Friesland) was born between 890 and 900 in Memleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany; died on 14 Mar 968; was buried in Quedinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Saint Mechtilde von Ringelheim was born between 890 and 900 in Memleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (daughter of Dietrich, Count of Ringelheim and Reginhilde von Friesland); died on 14 Mar 968; was buried in Quedinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
    Children:
    1. 1. Otto I "the Great", Holy Roman Emperor was born on 23 Nov 912; died on 7 May 973 in Memleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
    2. Gerberga of Saxony was born in 913/914 in Nordhausen, Thuringia, Germany; died on 5 May 984 in Rheims, Grand Est, France.
    3. Henry I of Saxony, Duke of Bavaria was born on 919 to 922; died in 955.
    4. Hedwig of Saxony was born about 921; died on 10 May 965.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Otto "the Illustrious", Duke of Saxony and Count in South Thuringia was born between 835 and 845 (son of Ludolph "the Great", Duke of Saxony and Oda); died on 12 Nov 912.

    Otto married Hedwige, Princess of Bavaria in 869. Hedwige (daughter of Arnulf, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Germany and Oda of Bavaria) died in 906. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Hedwige, Princess of Bavaria (daughter of Arnulf, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Germany and Oda of Bavaria); died in 906.
    Children:
    1. 2. Henry I "the Fowler", Holy Roman Emperor was born in 876 in Germany; died on 2 Jul 936 in Memleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

  3. 6.  Dietrich, Count of Ringelheim was born about 872 (son of son of the Threkwitigan and Mathilda, Abbess of Horford); died on 8 Dec 917.

    Dietrich married Reginhilde von Friesland in 900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Reginhilde von Friesland (daughter of Godefrid, King of Haithabu, of Dorestad, and Rustringen and Gisela of Lorraine).
    Children:
    1. Lambert, Count of Louvain
    2. 3. Saint Mechtilde von Ringelheim was born between 890 and 900 in Memleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany; died on 14 Mar 968; was buried in Quedinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
    3. Frederunda died on 18 Jan 971.
    4. Amairada


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Ludolph "the Great", Duke of Saxony was born about 805 (son of Bruno, Duke of Saxony and Oda); died on 6 Sep 864; was buried in Brunohausen, Germany (not found).

    Ludolph married Oda on Yes, date unknown. Oda (daughter of Billung, Count of Thuringia and Aeda) died after 874. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Oda (daughter of Billung, Count of Thuringia and Aeda); died after 874.
    Children:
    1. 4. Otto "the Illustrious", Duke of Saxony and Count in South Thuringia was born between 835 and 845; died on 12 Nov 912.
    2. Oda of Saxony died after 874.
    3. Count Bruno was born on 835 to 840; died in 880.

  3. 10.  Arnulf, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Germany (son of Carloman, King of Bavaria and Italy and Litwinde); died on 29 Nov 899.

    Arnulf married Oda of Bavaria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Oda of Bavaria (daughter of Theudon, Count in Bavaria).
    Children:
    1. Glismode
    2. 5. Hedwige, Princess of Bavaria died in 906.

  5. 12.  son of the Threkwitigan (son of Walbert, Count in the Threkwitigau and Altburg).

    son married Mathilda, Abbess of Horford. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Mathilda, Abbess of Horford (daughter of Echbert "the Loyal", Count in the Ittergau and Ida).
    Children:
    1. 6. Dietrich, Count of Ringelheim was born about 872; died on 8 Dec 917.

  7. 14.  Godefrid, King of Haithabu, of Dorestad, and Rustringen (son of Harold "Klak", King of Haithabu, Rustingen, and Justland).

    Godefrid married Gisela of Lorraine. Gisela (daughter of Lothair II "the Saxon", King of Lorraine and Waldrada) died before 26 Oct 907. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Gisela of Lorraine (daughter of Lothair II "the Saxon", King of Lorraine and Waldrada); died before 26 Oct 907.
    Children:
    1. 7. Reginhilde von Friesland