Otto the Illustrious

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duke historical figure margrave nobleman

Otto the Illustrious was a powerful 9th–10th century German nobleman of the Liudolfing dynasty whose rule and lineage laid the groundwork for the rise of the Ottonian Holy Roman Emperors.

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Label Occurrences
Otto the Illustrious canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf duke ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
margrave ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
burialPlace Gandersheim ⓘ
surface form: Gandersheim Abbey
child Henry the Fowler ⓘ
Irmgard of Saxony ⓘ
Liudolf, Duke of Swabia ⓘ
surface form: Liudolf

Oda of Saxony ⓘ
Thankmar ⓘ
chronologicalContext Carolingian Empire ⓘ
transition to the Ottonian period ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship East Francia ⓘ
dateOfBirth circa 851 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 30 November 912 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Saxons ⓘ
surface form: Saxon
father Liudolf, Duke of Swabia ⓘ
surface form: Liudolf, Duke of Saxony
floruit early 10th century ⓘ
late 9th century ⓘ
givenName Otto ⓘ
grandfatherOf Gerberga of Saxony ⓘ
Irmgard of Saxony ⓘ
surface form: Hedwig of Saxony

Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
hasAncestor Liudolf, Duke of Swabia ⓘ
surface form: Liudolf, Duke of Saxony
hasDescendant Ottonian dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Holy Roman Emperors of the Ottonian dynasty

Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
honorificPrefix the Illustrious ⓘ
memberOfDynasty Ottonian dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Liudolfing dynasty

Ottonian dynasty ⓘ
mother Oda of Billung ⓘ
nativeLanguage Old High German ⓘ
nobleFamily Ottonian dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Liudolfings
nobleRank ducal prince ⓘ
nobleTitle Duke ⓘ
Margrave ⓘ
notableFor laying groundwork for the Ottonian Holy Roman Emperors ⓘ
leadership among East Frankish nobility ⓘ
strengthening Liudolfing power in Saxony ⓘ
placeOfBirth Saxony ⓘ
placeOfDeath Saxony ⓘ
positionHeld Duke of Saxony ⓘ
Margrave of Saxony ⓘ
relative Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
residence Saxony ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Hedwiga of Babenberg ⓘ

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Duke of Saxony → notableHolder → Otto the Illustrious ⓘ