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Otto was born in 958 during the joint reign of his grandfather, King Berengar II of Italy, and his father, King Adalbert. His mother was Gerberga. After Adalbert's death in 971/5, Gerberga married for a second time, to Henry I, Duke of Burgundy, the younger brother of King Hugh Capet. Gerberga and Henry had no children together.
Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), traditionally known as Otto the Great ( German: Otto der Große Italian: Ottone il Grande ), or Otto of Saxony ( German: Otto von Sachsen Italian: Ottone di Sassonia ), was East Frankish king from 936 and Holy Roman Emperor from 962 until his death in 973. [b] He was the eldest son of Henry the Fowler and ...
Otto I, Count of Burgundy primary name: Otto I other name: (Count of) Burgundy
Added: Nov 10, 2010. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 61391010. Source citation. William I, Count of Burgundy and Macon, nicknamed the Great, le Grand or Tête Hardie, the Stubborn This is NOT William the Great. William was a son of Renaud / Reginald I and Adelaide, and grandson of Otto William, Count Of Burgundy and Ermentrude of Reims and Roucy ...
Otto was the only son of Duke Otto I of Merania and Countess Beatrice II of Burgundy. He succeeded his mother as the count of Burgundy on her death in 1231, and his father as the duke of Andechs and Merania on his death in 1234. In the same year, he married Elizabeth, daughter of Count Albert IV of Tyrol. The marriage remained childless.
The Free County of Burgundy ( French: Franche Comté de Bourgogne; German: Freigrafschaft Burgund) was a medieval feudal state ruled by a count from 982 to 1678. It was also known as Franche-Comté, from French: franc comte meaning 'free count', and was located in the modern region of Franche-Comté. It bordered the Duchy of Burgundy to the ...
Henry I, Duke of Burgundy. Henry I (946 – 15 October 1002), called the Great, [a] was Duke of Burgundy from 965 to his death and Count of Nevers through his first marriage. He is sometimes known as Odo-Henry or Otto-Henry (in French Eudes-Henri ), since his birth name was "Odo" and he only adopted "Henry" on being elected duke of Burgundy.
