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      • He is considered as the founder of Saxon Dynasty. Henry strengthened the borders of German borders and successfully defended against invasions of Pagan tribes. Legend has it that when Henry was informed by messengers that he was to be the next king, he was laying bird snares. This is why he was named Henry the Fowler.
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    Henry the Fowler ( German: Heinrich der Vogler or Heinrich der Finkler; Latin: Henricus Auceps) (c. 876 – 2 July 936) was the Duke of Saxony from 912 and the King of East Francia from 919 until his death in 936.

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    Henry strengthened the borders of German borders and successfully defended against invasions of Pagan tribes. Legend has it that when Henry was informed by messengers that he was to be the next king, he was laying bird snares. This is why he was named Henry the Fowler.

  5. www.britannica.com › biography › Henry-I-king-of-GermanyHenry I | King of Germany & Founder of the Saxon Dynasty ...

    Article History. Also called: Henry the Fowler. German: Heinrich der Vogler. Born: c. 876. Died: July 2, 936, Memleben, Saxony [now in Germany] Title / Office: king (919-936), Germany. Founder: Saxon dynasty. House / Dynasty: Saxon dynasty.

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    Henry I (germany), Henry I Henry I Henry I (876-936), or Henry the Fowler, was king of Germany from 919 to 936. The first monarch of the Saxon dynasty, he allowed auton… Henry Vii, HENRY VII (ENGLAND) (1457–1509; ruled 1485–1509), king of England. Henry Tudor, later earl of Richmond, was born in Pembroke Castle, Wales, on 28 Jan…

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    Jun 11, 2018 · Henry I (876-936), or Henry the Fowler, was king of Germany from 919 to 936. The first monarch of the Saxon dynasty, he allowed autonomy to the various German duchies and concentrated his resources on defense against the Danes and the Magyars.

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    Aug 12, 2022 · He was elected as HEINRICH I "der Vogelsteller/the Fowler" King of Germany at Fritzlar 6 May 919, but Thietmar reports that he refused unction offered by Heriger Archbishop of Mainz[145]. King Heinrich re-established Saxon domination over the Slavs after successful campaigns against the Hevelli in 928 and against the Daleminzi and Bohemians in ...

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    Henry I or Henry the Fowler, 876?–936, German king (919–36), first of the Saxon line and father of Otto I, the first of the Holy Roman emperors. Henry succeeded his father as duke of Saxony in 912. A foe of King Conrad I, who futilely tried to subdue the rebellious Henry, he was nevertheless named (918) by Conrad as his successor.