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Otto I (c. 1128 – July 8, 1184) was the second Margrave of Brandenburg, from 1170 until his death. Life. Otto I was born into the House of Ascania as the eldest son of Albert I ("Albert the Bear"), who founded the Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1157, and his wife Sophie of Winzenburg. [1] .
- 1170–1184
- Sophie of Winzenburg
Mar 7, 2013 · March 11, 1126. Birthplace: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany. Death: March 07, 1184 (57) Brandenburg, Deutschland (HRR) Immediate Family: Son of Albrecht I "The Bear", Margrave of Brandenburg and Sophie von Bayern und Sachsen. Husband of Bozena Zu Bohemia Brandenburg; Judith of Poland and Ada van Holland.
- Dresden, Sachsen
- March 11, 1126
- "Margrave of Brandenburg"
- Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Younger brother of John II, Otto IV and Conrad I. Started his co-rulership in 1297, receiving seat at Delitzsch; he ended up as successor of his childless elder brother Otto IV. Regency of Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal (1308–1316)
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Brandenburg until the extinction of the Ascanian dynasty in 1320. After Albert's death in 1170, his son succeeded him as Otto I, Margrave of Brandenburg. The Ascanians pursued a policy of expanding to the east and the northeast with the goal of connecting their territories through Pomerania to the Baltic Sea. This policy brought them into ...
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Otto I was the second Margrave of Brandenburg. Otto I was the eldest son of Albert I (Albert the Bear), who founded the Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1157, and his wife Sophie of Winzenburg. He had three sisters and six brothers, the best known of whom were Prince-Archbishop Siegfried of Bremen, and Count Bernhard of...
Otto I (c. 1128 – July 8, 1184) was the second Margrave of Brandenburg, from 1170 until his death. Quick Facts Margrave of Brandenburg, Reign ... Close. Life. Otto I was born into the House of Ascania as the eldest son of Albert I ("Albert the Bear"), who founded the Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1157, and his wife Sophie of Winzenburg.
Otto I (c. 1128 – July 8, 1184) was the second Margrave of Brandenburg, from 1170 until his death. Contents. 1Life. 2Margrave of Brandenburg. 2.1Alongside his father (to 1170) 2.2Sole ruler (1170–1184) 3Lehnin Abbey. 3.1Founding by Otto I. 3.2Founding legend. 4Monument to Otto I in Berlin. 5References. Life.
