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Otto I (born 954, died 31 October or 1 November 982) was the Duke of Swabia from 973 and Duke of Bavaria from 976. He was a member of the Ottonian dynasty, the only son of Duke Liudolf of Swabia and his wife Ida, and thus a grandson of the Emperor Otto I and his Anglo-Saxon wife Eadgyth.
Otto I (1117 – 11 July 1183), called the Redhead (German: der Rotkopf), was Duke of Bavaria from 1180 until his death. He was also called Otto VI as Count Palatine of Bavaria from 1156 to 1180. He was the first Bavarian ruler from the House of Wittelsbach , a dynasty which reigned until the abdication of King Ludwig III of Bavaria in the ...
May 24, 2021 · stepmother. About Otto I, Duke of Swabia and Bavaria. OTTO (954-Lucca 31 Oct 982, bur Aschaffenburg St Peter and Alexander). Regino records the birth of "Liutolfo filius Otto" in 954[177]. He was appointed OTTO Duke of Swabia in 973 by his uncle King Otto II in succession to Duke Burkhard III.
Otto I was the Duke of Swabia from 973 and Duke of Bavaria from 976. He was a member of the Ottonian dynasty, the only son of Duke Liudolf of Swabia and his wife Ida, and thus a grandson of the Emperor Otto I and his Anglo-Saxon wife Eadgyth. His sister Mathilde was the abbess of Essen Abbey.
Otto defeated Berengar, secured Adelaide’s release, and then married her. His first Italian campaign was also motivated by political developments in Germany, including the competing ambitions in Italy of his son Liudolf, duke of Swabia, and Otto’s brother Henry I, duke of Bavaria.
Dec 16, 2023 · Otto's sons with Heilika of Lengenfeld-Pettendorf were Otto I, the first Wittelsbach duke of Bavaria and Conrad of Wittelsbach, archbishop of Mainz and Salzburg. Otto IV, Count of Wittelsbach (c. 1083-4 August 1156) was a descendant of Count Otto II of Scheyern and Richgard of Weimar-Istrien.
Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), traditionally known as Otto I the Great (German: Otto I. der Große), was German king from 936 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 962 until his death in 973. He was the oldest son of Henry I the Fowler and Matilda.
