Ottonian dynasty

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German dynasty imperial dynasty royal dynasty

The Ottonian dynasty was a German royal and imperial house that ruled the Holy Roman Empire in the 10th and early 11th centuries, consolidating power in Central Europe and closely aligning with the Catholic Church.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Liudolfing dynasty	2
Liudolfing dynasty in Saxony	1
Ottonian line	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German dynasty ⓘ imperial dynasty ⓘ royal dynasty ⓘ
capital	Magdeburg ⓘ Quedlinburg ⓘ Regensburg ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Duchy of Saxony ⓘ East Francia ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
dissolution	1024 ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Saxons ⓘ
followedBy	Salian dynasty ⓘ
foundedBy	Henry the Fowler ⓘ
governmentForm	elective monarchy ⓘ
hasMember	Adelaide of Italy ⓘ Bruno the Great ⓘ Gerberga of Saxony ⓘ Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ Henry the Fowler ⓘ Matilda of Ringelheim ⓘ Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ Theophanu ⓘ
inception	919 ⓘ
languageUsed	Medieval Latin ⓘ Old High German ⓘ
namedAfter	Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
notableFor	close alliance with the Catholic Church ⓘ consolidation of royal power in East Francia ⓘ defense against Magyar invasions ⓘ development of imperial church system ⓘ promotion of monastic reform ⓘ
partOf	Holy Roman Empire ⓘ surface form: History of the Holy Roman Empire East Francia ⓘ surface form: Medieval Germany
precededBy	Carolingian dynasty ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Western Christianity ⓘ surface form: Latin Christianity
significantEvent	Battle of Lechfeld (955) ⓘ Ottonian Renaissance ⓘ coronation of Otto I as Holy Roman Emperor in 962 ⓘ
territoryIncludes	Duchy of Bavaria ⓘ Duchy of Franconia ⓘ Duchy of Saxony ⓘ Duchy of Swabia ⓘ Burgundian Kingdom (early phase) ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Burgundy Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
timePeriod	10th century ⓘ early 11th century ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Holy Roman Emperor → associatedDynasty → Ottonian dynasty ⓘ

King of Italy → associatedDynasty → Ottonian dynasty ⓘ

Ottonian Renaissance → associatedWithDynasty → Ottonian dynasty ⓘ

Duke of Saxony → hasHolder → Ottonian dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Liudolfing dynasty

House of Nassau → hasPart → Ottonian dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ottonian line

Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor → house → Ottonian dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Liudolfing dynasty

Billung dynasty → precededBy → Ottonian dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Liudolfing dynasty in Saxony

Salian dynasty → precededBy → Ottonian dynasty ⓘ