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Arms of Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor ( Chronica Majora) Otto IV (1175 – 19 May 1218) was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 until his death in 1218. Otto spent most of his early life in England and France. He was a follower of his uncle Richard the Lionheart, who made him Count of Poitou in 1196. With Richard's support, he was elected King of ...
Mar 29, 2024 · Otto IV (born c. 1175/82—died May 19, 1218, Harzburg Castle, Lower Saxony [Germany]) was a German king and Holy Roman emperor, candidate of the German anti-Hohenstaufen faction, who, after struggling against two Hohenstaufen kings, was finally deposed. A member of the Welf dynasty, Otto was a son of Henry the Lion of Brunswick and Matilda ...
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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 ...
- 2 February 962 – 7 May 973
- Henry the Fowler
Tomb of Otto IV of Brunswick in front. Otto IV (1175 – 19 May 1218) was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 until his death in 1218. Early life. A member of the Welf dynasty, Otto was a son of Henry the Lion of Brunswick and Matilda, daughter of Henry II of England. Brought up at the court of his uncle Richard I of England, Otto was made earl of ...
Otto IV (1175 – 19 May 1218) was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 until his death in 1218. Otto spent most of his early life in England and France. He was a follower of his uncle Richard the Lionheart, who made him Count of Poitou in 1196.
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Otto the Great (AD 962 formation) Last monarch. Francis II. Formation. 25 December 800. Abolition. 6 August 1806. The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans ( Latin: Imperator Romanorum, German: Kaiser der Römer) during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor since the early modern period [1 ...
Jun 8, 2018 · Otto IV (1174–1218) ( Otto of Brunswick) Holy Roman Emperor (1198–1215). A member of the Guelph family, Otto antagonized the powerful Pope Innocent III by his invasion of Italy against the Hohenstaufen King Frederick I (later Emperor Frederick II ). With Innocent's support, Frederick was elected king (1212) by the German princes, and ...
