Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor

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10th-century German ruler Duke of Saxony Holy Roman Emperor King of East Francia medieval monarch

Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor was a 10th-century German king who restored imperial authority in Central Europe, consolidated the Holy Roman Empire, and is often regarded as its founder.

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Observed surface forms (2)

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Otto I 3
Otto the Great 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 10th-century German ruler ⓘ
Duke of Saxony ⓘ
Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
King of East Francia ⓘ
medieval monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
surface form: Otto the Great
birthDate 23 November 912 ⓘ
birthPlace Duchy of Saxony ⓘ
Wallhausen ⓘ
burialPlace Magdeburg Cathedral ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Magdeburg ⓘ
child Liudolf, Duke of Swabia ⓘ
Luitgarde of Saxony ⓘ
Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
William, Archbishop of Mainz ⓘ
coronationDateAsHolyRomanEmperor 2 February 962 ⓘ
coronationDateAsKingOfEastFrancia 7 August 936 ⓘ
coronationPlaceAsHolyRomanEmperor Rome ⓘ
coronationPlaceAsKingOfEastFrancia Aachen ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship East Francia ⓘ
crownedBy Pope John XII ⓘ
dateOfBattleOfLechfeld 10 August 955 ⓘ
deathDate 7 May 973 ⓘ
deathPlace Duchy of Saxony ⓘ
Memleben ⓘ
era 10th century ⓘ
High Middle Ages precursor ⓘ
father Henry the Fowler ⓘ
foundedInstitution Roman Catholic Diocese of Magdeburg ⓘ
surface form: Archbishopric of Magdeburg
fullName Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Otto I
house Ottonian dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Liudolfing dynasty

Ottonian dynasty ⓘ
knownFor consolidating the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
often regarded as founder of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
restoring imperial authority in Central Europe ⓘ
mother Matilda of Ringelheim ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Lechfeld (955) ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Lechfeld
opponentInBattleOfLechfeld Hungarians ⓘ
surface form: Magyars
positionHeld Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
King of the Romans ⓘ
surface form: King of Germany

King of Italy ⓘ
predecessorAsKingOfEastFrancia Henry the Fowler ⓘ
reignEnd 7 May 973 ⓘ
reignStart 7 August 936 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
significantEvent defeat of the Magyars at the Battle of Lechfeld ⓘ
imperial coronation by Pope John XII ⓘ
spouse Adelaide of Italy ⓘ
Eadgyth of England ⓘ
successorAsHolyRomanEmperor Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
successorAsKingOfGermany Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
territorialFocus East Francia ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

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

Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor → alsoKnownAs → Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Otto the Great
Imperial crown of the Holy Roman Empire → commissionedBy → Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
subject surface form: Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire → firstRuler → Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Otto I
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor → fullName → Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Otto I
Ottonian dynasty → hasMember → Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Ottonian dynasty → namedAfter → Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
King of Italy → notableHolder → Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Ottonian Renaissance → patron → Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Holy Roman Emperor → positionHeldBy → Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Otto I
Renovatio imperii Romanorum → usedBy → Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ