Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameOtto I Holy Roman Emperor, 33G Grandfather
Birth23 Nov 912
Death7 May 973, Memleben, Germany
BurialMagdeburg Cathedral
FatherHenry The Fowler King Of Germany (876-936)
MotherSaint Matilda Of Ringelheim (~895-968)
Spouses
1Eadgyth, 35G Grandmother
Birth910
Death26 Jan 946, Magdeburg, Saxony
BurialCathedral of Magdeburg
FatherEdward The Elder King Of England (~874-924)
Marriage930
ChildrenLiutgarde Of Saxony (932-953)
2Saint Adelaide Of Italy Holy Roman Empress, 33G Grandmother
Birth931, Orbe, Burgundy
Death16 Dec 999, Seltz, Alsace
FatherRudolph II King Of Upper Burgundy And Lower Burgundy (~880-937)
MotherBertha Of Swabia (~907->966)
Marriage951
ChildrenOtto II (955-983)
Notes for Otto I Holy Roman Emperor
King of Germany from July 2, 936
King of Italy from December 25, 961
Holy Roman Emperor from February 2, 962
Defeated the Magyars at the Battle of Lechfeld in 955, thus ending the Hungarian invasions of western Europe.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
King of Italy from December 25, 961
Holy Roman Emperor from February 2, 962
Defeated the Magyars at the Battle of Lechfeld in 955, thus ending the Hungarian invasions of western Europe.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
Notes for Eadgyth (Spouse 1)
First wife of Otto I
Notes for Adelaide Of Italy (Spouse 2)
First marriage was to Lothair II, King of Italy, who was posoned by Beranger II. She refused to marry Beranger’s son and fled, but was captured and imprisioned.
Second wife of Otto I
Canonized in 1097 by Pope Urban II. Her feast date is December 16.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_of_Italy
Second wife of Otto I
Canonized in 1097 by Pope Urban II. Her feast date is December 16.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_of_Italy