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May 1, 2024 · Otto was the son-in-law of Duke Magnus Billung and the father of later Duke, Albert the Bear. House of Mansfeld; Hoyer I, Count of Mansfeld 1115 Appointed by Emperor Henry V in opposition to Duke Lothar. Welf Dynasty Henry the Proud: 4 December 1137 – 20 October 1139 son-in-law of Lothar; also Duke of Bavaria: Ascanian Dynasty Albert the Bear
6 days ago · Otto I was born in 912 to Henry I the Fowler, Duke of Saxony, and his second wife, Matilda. His lineage, part of the Liudolfing dynasty, would later be known as the Ottonian dynasty in his honor. Otto’s early life was marked by his father’s efforts to consolidate power, which influenced Otto’s future policies.
1 day ago · Children of Otto III. Despite co-rulership between them, they received different parts in the Margraviate to rule (alone or in co-rulership): John III (and then Otto V with Otto VI) received the seat at Salzwedel, from which Otto VI abdicated in 1286; Albert III received a seat in Stargard (which he ruled alone at least from 1284. Otto V the ...
May 5, 2024 · Saxony, state, eastern Germany. Present-day Saxony is composed largely of hill and mountain country, with only its northernmost portions and the area around Leipzig descending into the great North European Plain.
1 day ago · Saxony, [a] officially the Free State of Saxony, [b] is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and its largest city is Leipzig. Saxony is the tenth largest of Germany's sixteen states, with an area ...
May 1, 2024 · Frederick III (born Jan. 17, 1463, Torgau, Saxony—died May 5, 1525, Lochau, near Torgau) was the elector of Saxony who worked for constitutional reform of the Holy Roman Empire and protected Martin Luther after Luther was placed under the imperial ban in 1521.
Apr 23, 2024 · Otto (born April 27, 1848, Munich—died Oct. 11, 1916, Schloss Fürstenreid, near Munich) was an insane king of Bavaria, the younger son of King Maximilian II. Otto fell insane in 1872 and, from 1880 onward, had to be kept under strict surveillance.
