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Liudolf was the only son of the Saxon duke Otto the Great, [2] son and heir of the German king Henry the Fowler, by his first wife Eadgyth, daughter of the English king Edward the Elder. Otto ascended the German throne in 936 and Liudolf, as his designated heir and successor, received a broad education. In 939 his father betrothed him to Ida ...
Duke of Swabia. The Dukes of Swabia were the rulers of the Duchy of Swabia during the Middle Ages. Swabia was one of the five stem duchies of the medieval German kingdom, and its dukes were thus among the most powerful magnates of Germany. The most notable family to rule Swabia was the Hohenstaufen family, who held it, with a brief interruption ...
NameBirthMarriage (s)DeathFrederick I 1079–11051050 son of Frederick of Büren and ...Agnes of Germany 1089 11 children21 July 1105 aged 54 or 55Frederick II the One-Eyed 1105–11471090 son of Frederick I and Agnes of ...Judith of Bavaria 1121 2 children Agnes ...6 April 1147 aged 56 or 57Frederick III Barbarossa 1147–11521122 son of Frederick II and Judith of ...Adelheid of Vohburg 2 March 1147 Eger no ...10 June 1190 aged 67 or 68Frederick IV 1152–11671145 son of Conrad III of Germany and ...Gertrude of Bavaria 1166 no children19 August 1167 Rome aged 21 or 22Liudolf (born 930—died Sept. 6, 957, Pombia, near Novara, Italy) was the duke of Swabia and son of the Holy Roman emperor Otto I, against whom he led a revolt. Liudolf, Otto’s son by his marriage to the English princess Eadgyth, was made duke of Swabia by his father in 950. In 952, feeling his inheritance rights threatened by Otto’s ...
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Liudolf (930–6 September 957) was the duke of Swabia from 950 until 954. He was the only son of Otto I, king of Germany, from his wife Eadgyth, daughter of Edward the Elder, king of England. Liudolf married Ida, daughter of Duke Herman I. When Herman died, Otto appointed his eldest son and heir apparent duke. Liudolf was a popular ruler with the tribe. After the usurpation of Berengar II of ...
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In 939 his father betrothed him to Ida, daughter and heiress of the Conradine duke Herman I of Swabia. The marriage was concluded about 947/948; when Duke Herman died shortly afterwards, King Otto appointed his eldest son and heir apparent duke. Liudolf was a popular ruler with the tribe and was able to consolidate Ottonian dominance in Swabia.