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Otto the Great
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Depiction of Otto I on his seal in 968
Holy Roman Emperor
Reign 2 February 962 – 7 May 973
Coronation 2 February 962
Old St. Peter's Basilica, Rome
Predecessor Berengar of Friuli
Successor Otto II
King of Italy
Reign 25 December 961 – 7 May 973
Coronation 10 October 951
Pavia
Predecessor Berengar II
Successor Otto II
King of Germany (East Francia)
Reign 2 July 936 – 7 May 973
Coronation 7 August 936
Aachen Cathedral
Predecessor Henry the Fowler
Successor Otto II
Duke of Saxony
Reign 2 July 936 – 7 May 973
Predecessor Henry the Fowler
Successor Bernard I
Born 23 November 912
possibly Wallhausen, East Francia
Died 7 May 973(973-05-07) (aged 60)
Memleben, Holy Roman Empire
Burial Magdeburg Cathedral
Spouse Eadgyth of England (930–946)
Adelaide of Italy (951–973)
Issue William, Archbishop of Mainz
Liutgarde of Saxony
Liudolf, Duke of Swabia
Matilda, Abbess of Quedlinburg
Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor
Dynasty Ottonian
Father Henry the Fowler
Mother Matilda
Religion Roman Catholic
Signum manus Otto the Great's signature

Otto I the Great (November 23 912 – May 7 973), son of Henry I the Fowler, king of the Germans, and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke of the Saxons, King (Super Geil)of the Germans and Holy Roman Emperor.

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  • Bas-côté nord, baie VI Otto Rex (dernier tiers XIIe)

    12th-century stained glass depiction of Otto I, Strasbourg Cathedral

  • Aachener Dom BW 2016-07-09 13-53-18

    Side view of the Throne of Charlemagne at Aachen Cathedral, where Otto was crowned King of Germany in 936

  • Central Europe, 919-1125

    Central Europe, 919–1125. The Kingdom of Germany included the duchies of Saxony (yellow), Franconia (blue), Bavaria (green), Swabia (orange) and Lorraine (pink left). Various dukes rebelled against Otto's rule in 937 and again in 939.

  • Meissner-dom-stifter

    Statues of Otto I, right, and Adelaide in Meissen Cathedral. Otto and Adelaide were married after his annexation of Italy.

  • Corona ferrea

    The Iron Crown of the Lombards was passed to Otto in 951 during his first Italian campaign.

  • Otto I Manuscriptum Mediolanense c 1200

    Manuscript depiction (c. 1200) of Otto accepting the surrender of Berengar II of Italy. The headline reads Otto I Theutonicorum rex ("Otto the First, King of the Germans").

  • Investiturewoodcut

    A medieval king investing a bishop with the symbols of office. Otto centralized his control over Germany through the investiture of bishops and abbots.

  • Europe 1000

    Europe shortly after Otto's reign. The Hungarians (orange), located to the east of Otto's realm (blue), invaded Germany in 954 and 955.

  • Lechfeld1457

    A 1457 illustration of the Battle of Lechfeld in Sigmund Meisterlin's codex about the history of Nuremberg

  • Weltliche Schatzkammer Wien (190)2

    The Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire. Otto was crowned as Emperor on February 2, 962 by Pope John XII.

  • Christ Magdeburg Cathedral Met 41.100.157

    Contemporary image of Otto I, lower left, in one of the Magdeburg Ivories. Otto presents Magdeburg Cathedral to Christ and Saints, and is depicted smaller than them as a sign of humility.

  • Magdeburger Dom Cathedral (33794721408)

    Tomb of Otto I in Magdeburg Cathedral

  • 2008 Austria 100 euro The Crown of the Holy Roman Empire back

    Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire commemorative coin

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Otón I del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico para niños

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