Otto the Great, Holy Roman Emperor

912 - 973  (60 years)

• Name	Otto the Great   [1, 2]
  Suffix	Holy Roman Emperor
  Birth	23 Nov 912	East Francia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Alias	Otto I
  Title	Duke of Saxony  [1]
  Title	Holy Roman Emperor  [1, 2]
  Title	King of East Francia  [1]
  Death	7 May 973	Memleben, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I55	Piast Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry the Fowler, King of East Francia,   b. Abt. 7 Jul 876, Memleben, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany d. 2 Jul 936, Memleben, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	Matilda of Ringelheim, Queen of Germany
  Family ID	F31	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. William, Archbishop of Mainz,   b. 929   d. 2 Mar 968 (Age 39 years)
  Family ID	F98	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Eadgifu of Wessex
  Children	1. Liudolf, Duke of Swabia,   b. 930   d. 6 Sep 957 (Age 27 years)   2. Liutgarde,   b. 932   d. 953 (Age 21 years)
  Family ID	F99	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Adelaide of Italy,   b. 931   d. 16 Dec 999, Seltz, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France (Age 68 years)
  Children	1. Henry,   b. 952   d. 954 (Age 2 years)   2. Bruno,   b. Abt. 954-957 + 3. Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor,   b. 955, Saxony, Germany d. 7 Dec 983, Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy (Age 28 years)   4. Matilda, Abbess of Quedlinburg,   b. 954   d. 999 (Age 45 years)
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2025

  
  

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  Otto the Great

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] "Henry the Fowler," Wikipedia, last modified 10 May 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_the_Fowler. [S38] "Matilda of Ringelheim," Wikipedia, last modified 9 Mar 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda_of_Ringelheim.