Otto I, Duke of Saxony

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Otto I, Duke of Saxony was a 9th–10th century German nobleman of the Liudolfing dynasty and an influential regional ruler whose lineage led to the rise of the Ottonian kings and emperors.

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Otto I, Duke of Saxony canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duke ⓘ
medieval German noble ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
activeDuringCentury 10th century ⓘ
9th century ⓘ
allegiance East Frankish kingdom ⓘ
linked to: East Francia
associatedWith rise of the Ottonian Empire ⓘ
child Enda (daughter of Otto I, Duke of Saxony) ⓘ
Henry the Fowler ⓘ
Liudolf (son of Otto I, Duke of Saxony) ⓘ
Oda of Saxony ⓘ
Thankmar ⓘ
countryOfOrigin East Francia ⓘ
era Early Middle Ages ⓘ
ethnicGroup Saxon ⓘ
familyName Liudolfing ⓘ
father Liudolf, Duke of Saxony ⓘ
givenName Otto ⓘ
grandchild Gerberga of Saxony ⓘ
Henry I, Duke of Bavaria ⓘ
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
historicalRegion East Francia ⓘ
historicalSignificance key ancestor of German kings of the 10th century ⓘ
languageSpoken Old High German ⓘ
memberOfDynasty Liudolfing dynasty ⓘ
Ottonian dynasty ⓘ
mother Oda of Billung ⓘ
nobleFamily Liudolfings ⓘ
Ottonians ⓘ
linked to: Ottonian dynasty
nobleTitle Duke of Saxony ⓘ
notableFor being progenitor of the Ottonian royal line ⓘ
laying foundations for the rise of the Ottonian kings and emperors ⓘ
strengthening Saxon ducal authority ⓘ
positionHeld Count in Saxony ⓘ
Duke of Saxony ⓘ
powerBase Saxon heartlands ⓘ
region Saxony ⓘ
relative Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
significantEvent consolidation of Liudolfing power in Saxony ⓘ
expansion of family influence in East Francia ⓘ
socialRole feudal lord ⓘ
regional ruler ⓘ
spouse Hedwiga of Babenberg ⓘ
territoryRuled Duchy of Saxony ⓘ
Saxon counties ⓘ

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Henry the Fowler → father → Otto I, Duke of Saxony ⓘ
Heinrich I of Germany → father → Otto I, Duke of Saxony ⓘ