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Otto "the Illustrious", Duke of Saxony and Count in South Thuringia

Male 845 - 912  (77 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Otto "the Illustrious", Duke of Saxony and Count in South Thuringia was born between 835 and 845; 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]

    Children:
    1. 2. Henry I "the Fowler", Holy Roman Emperor  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 876 in Germany; died on 2 Jul 936 in Memleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry I "the Fowler", Holy Roman Emperor Descendancy chart to this point (1.Otto1) was born in 876 in Germany; 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]

    Children:
    1. 3. Otto I "the Great", Holy Roman Emperor  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Nov 912; died on 7 May 973 in Memleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
    2. 4. Gerberga of Saxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 913/914 in Nordhausen, Thuringia, Germany; died on 5 May 984 in Rheims, Grand Est, France.
    3. 5. Henry I of Saxony, Duke of Bavaria  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 919 to 922; died in 955.
    4. 6. Hedwig of Saxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 921; died on 10 May 965.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Otto I "the Great", Holy Roman Emperor Descendancy chart to this point (2.Henry2, 1.Otto1) was born on 23 Nov 912; 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. 7. Luitgarde  Descendancy chart to this point died in 953.
    2. 8. Liudolf, Duke of Swabia  Descendancy chart to this point 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. 9. Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 954 - 955; died on 7 Dec 983 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

  2. 4.  Gerberga of Saxony Descendancy chart to this point (2.Henry2, 1.Otto1) was born in 913/914 in Nordhausen, Thuringia, Germany; died on 5 May 984 in Rheims, Grand Est, France.

    Gerberga married Giselbert, Duke of Lorraine in 929. Giselbert (son of Regnier II, Count of Hainaut and Burgundy and Adelaide of Burgundy) was born about 890 in France; died on 2 Oct 939 in Echternach, Luxembourg. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Gerberga de Hainault et Lorraine  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 935.
    2. 11. Alberade of Lorraine  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 930 in Hainault, Belgium; died on 15 Mar 973.

    Gerberga married Louis IV "d'Outre Mer", King of France in 939. Louis (son of Charles III "the Simple", King of France and Eadgifu) was born on 10 Sep 920 in France; died on 10 Sep 954 in Rheims, Grand Est, France; was buried in Abbey of Saint-Remi, Rheims, Grand Est, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Charles of Laon, Duke of Lower Lorraine  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 953 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France; died on 21 May 992.
    2. 13. Matilda of the West Franks, Princess of France  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 943 in France; died on 26 Jan 981; was buried in Vienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

  3. 5.  Henry I of Saxony, Duke of Bavaria Descendancy chart to this point (2.Henry2, 1.Otto1) was born on 919 to 922; died in 955.

    Henry married Judith of Bavaria on 937 to 940. Judith (daughter of Arnulf I "the Bad", Duke of Bavaria and Judith of Sülichgau) died after 984. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 6.  Hedwig of Saxony Descendancy chart to this point (2.Henry2, 1.Otto1) was born about 921; died on 10 May 965.

    Hedwig married Hugh Magnus "the White", Duke of France and Normandy about 938. Hugh (son of Robert I, Duke of France and Beatrice de Vermandois) was born about 895; died on 16 Jun 956 in Dourdan, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Hugh Capet, King of France  Descendancy chart to this point was born on Late in 941; died on 24 Oct 996 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France.
    2. 15. Beatrice of France  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 939/40; died on 23 Sep 1003.


Generation: 4

  1. 7.  Luitgarde Descendancy chart to this point (3.Otto3, 2.Henry2, 1.Otto1) died in 953.

    Luitgarde married Conrad "the Wise", Duke of Lorraine and Franconia in 947. Conrad (son of Werner, Count in the Speyergau and the Wormsgau and daughter of Burkhard III) died on 10 Aug 955. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Otto of Franconia, Duke of Carinthia and Marquis of Verona  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 947 - 948; died on 4 Nov 1006.

  2. 8.  Liudolf, Duke of Swabia Descendancy chart to this point (3.Otto3, 2.Henry2, 1.Otto1) was born in 930; died on 6 Sep 957.

    Liudolf married Ita of Swabia in 947. Ita (daughter of Herman I, Duke of Swabia and Reginlint of Swabia) died on 17 May 896. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Richilde  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 9.  Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor Descendancy chart to this point (3.Otto3, 2.Henry2, 1.Otto1) was born on 954 - 955; died on 7 Dec 983 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

    Otto married Theophano Skleros on 14 Apr 972 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. Theophano (daughter of Konstanin Skleros and Sophia Phokas) was born in 956; died on 15 Jun 991 in Nymwagen (not found). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 980; died in 1002.
    2. 19. Matilda of Saxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 981; died on 4 Nov 1025 in Esch-sur-Sûre, Luxembourg.

  4. 10.  Gerberga de Hainault et Lorraine Descendancy chart to this point (4.Gerberga3, 2.Henry2, 1.Otto1) was born about 935.

    Gerberga married Albert I "the Pious", Count of Vermandois et Troyes before 954. Albert (son of Herbert II, Count of Vermandois and Troyes and Hildebrande of Neustria, Princess of the West Franks) was born about 920; died on 8 Sep 987. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Herbert III, Count de Vermandois  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 955; died about 1002.
    2. 21. Gui de Vermandois, Comte de Soissons  Descendancy chart to this point died after 13 Jun 989.

  5. 11.  Alberade of Lorraine Descendancy chart to this point (4.Gerberga3, 2.Henry2, 1.Otto1) was born about 930 in Hainault, Belgium; died on 15 Mar 973.

    Alberade married Renaud, Count of Rheims and Roucy between 944 and 947. Renaud (son of Ragnvald) was born about 926; died on 10 May 967; was buried in Abbey of Saint-Remi, Rheims, Grand Est, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Giselbert, Comte de Roucy, Viscomte de Rheims  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 956; died between 991 and 1000; was buried in Abbey of Saint-Remi, Rheims, Grand Est, France.
    2. 23. Ermentrude de Roucy, Queen of Lombardy, Countess of Mâcon  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 958; died on 5 Mar 1005.

  6. 12.  Charles of Laon, Duke of Lower Lorraine Descendancy chart to this point (4.Gerberga3, 2.Henry2, 1.Otto1) was born in 953 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France; died on 21 May 992.

    Charles married Bonne d'Ardennes before 979. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Gerberga of Lower Lorraine  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 975; died after 1017; was buried in Collegiate Church of Saint Gertrude, Nivelles, Wallonia, Belguim.
    2. 25. Ermengarde of Lorraine  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 974; died in 1012.

  7. 13.  Matilda of the West Franks, Princess of France Descendancy chart to this point (4.Gerberga3, 2.Henry2, 1.Otto1) was born in 943 in France; died on 26 Jan 981; was buried in Vienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

    Matilda married Conrad I "the Peaceful", King of Burgundy after 964. Conrad (son of Rudolph II, King of Burgundy and Bertha of Swabia) was born about 925; died on 19 Oct 993 in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany; was buried in Vienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Bertha of Burgundy, Princess of Burgundy  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 964; died about 1016.
    2. 27. Gerberga of Burgundy, Princess of Upper Burgundy  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 965/66; died between 1017 and 1019.
    3. 28. Matilda of Burgundy  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 29. Gisela of Burgundy  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 30. Rudolf III, King of Burgundy  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1032.

  8. 14.  Hugh Capet, King of France Descendancy chart to this point (6.Hedwig3, 2.Henry2, 1.Otto1) was born on Late in 941; died on 24 Oct 996 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France.

    Hugh married Adelainde of Poitou between 963 and 968. Adelainde (daughter of William I "Tete d'Etoupe", Count of Poitou and Gerloc of Normandy) was born in 945; died about 1004. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Robert II "the Pious", King of France  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Mar 972 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 20 Jul 1031 in Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France.
    2. 32. Hedwig, Princess of France  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 972; died after 1013.
    3. 33. Adele of France  Descendancy chart to this point died about 1063.
    4. 34. Gisela, Princess of France  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 35. Edith of France  Descendancy chart to this point died after 1013.

  9. 15.  Beatrice of FranceBeatrice of France Descendancy chart to this point (6.Hedwig3, 2.Henry2, 1.Otto1) was born in 939/40; died on 23 Sep 1003.

    Beatrice married Frederick I, Count of Bar and Duke of Upper Lorraine in 954. Frederick (son of Wigeric, Count in the Triergau and Ardennesgau and Kunigunde) was born about 912; died on 18 May 978. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. Henry  Descendancy chart to this point died between 972 and 978.
    2. 37. Adalbero II, Bishop of Verdun and Metz  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 958; died on 14 Dec 1005.
    3. 38. Dietrich I, Duke of Upper Lorraine, Count of Bar  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 965; died in 1026.
    4. 39. daughter of Frederick I  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 40. Ida  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 970; died in 1026.