Otto the Child

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Otto the Child was a 13th-century German nobleman of the Welf dynasty who became the first Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a key regional ruler in northern Germany.

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Otto the Child canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duke
human
medieval nobleman
member of the Welf dynasty
burialPlace Brunswick Cathedral
child Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Elizabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Helen of Brunswick-Lüneburg
John, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
dateOfBirth c. 1204
dateOfDeath 9 June 1252
endTime 1252 (as Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg)
era High Middle Ages
ethnicGroup German
father William of Winchester, Lord of Lüneburg
surface form: William of Winchester
floruit first half of the 13th century
givenName Otto
knownFor being first Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
founding territorial base of later Brunswick-Lüneburg principalities
languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned Latin
Middle Low German
mother Helena of Denmark
nobleFamily House of Welf
nobleTitle Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
notableFamilyConnection descendant of Henry the Lion
partOf Holy Roman Empire high nobility
placeOfBirth Brunswick
placeOfDeath Harzburg
positionHeld Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
surface form: Prince of Brunswick

Prince of Lüneburg
regionRuled Brunswick
Lüneburg
parts of northern Germany
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Brunswick
Lüneburg
sexOrGender male
significantEvent creation of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg in 1235
reconciliation with Emperor Frederick II
restoration of Welf allodial lands as an imperial fief
spouse Matilda of Brandenburg
startTime 1235 (as Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg)

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