Otto I, Duke of Swabia and Bavaria

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Otto I, Duke of Swabia and Bavaria, was a 10th-century German prince of the Ottonian dynasty who held two major duchies in the Holy Roman Empire and played a key role in its early consolidation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German prince ⓘ
duke ⓘ
member of the Ottonian dynasty ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
appointedBy Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
burialPlace likely in a church or monastery in Germany (exact site uncertain) ⓘ
causeOfDeath Battle of Stilo ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship East Francia ⓘ
dateOfBirth circa 955 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 31 October 982 ⓘ
endTime (Duke of Bavaria) 982 ⓘ
endTime (Duke of Swabia) 982 ⓘ
era 10th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Saxon ⓘ
father Liudolf, Duke of Swabia ⓘ
feudalLord Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
grandfather Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
grandmother Eadgyth of England ⓘ
languageSpoken Old High German ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in battle ⓘ
mother Ida, daughter of Duke Herman I of Swabia ⓘ
linked to: Ida of Swabia
nobleFamily Ottonian dynasty ⓘ
notableFor holding both Swabia and Bavaria simultaneously ⓘ
role in early consolidation of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
supporting imperial authority against Bavarian particularism ⓘ
participantIn Battle of Stilo ⓘ
Otto II’s Italian campaign of 982 ⓘ
partOf High nobility of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman nobility
placeOfBirth probably Swabia ⓘ
placeOfDeath near Cotrone, Calabria ⓘ
positionHeld Duke of Bavaria ⓘ
Duke of Swabia ⓘ
predecessor (Duke of Bavaria) Henry II, Duke of Bavaria (the Wrangler) ⓘ
predecessor (Duke of Swabia) Burchard III, Duke of Swabia ⓘ
realm Duchy of Bavaria ⓘ
Duchy of Swabia ⓘ
relative Henry II, Duke of Bavaria (the Wrangler) ⓘ
Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sibling Liutgard of Saxony (if identified as his sister in some sources) ⓘ
linked to: Liutgard of Saxony

Mathilde, Abbess of Essen ⓘ
startTime (Duke of Bavaria) 976 ⓘ
startTime (Duke of Swabia) 973 ⓘ
successor (Duke of Bavaria) Henry II, Duke of Bavaria (the Wrangler) ⓘ
successor (Duke of Swabia) Conrad I, Duke of Swabia ⓘ
title Duke of Bavaria ⓘ
Duke of Swabia ⓘ

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Liudolf, Duke of Swabia → child → Otto I, Duke of Swabia and Bavaria ⓘ
Duke of Bavaria → positionHeldBy → Otto I, Duke of Bavaria ⓘ
linked to: Otto I, Duke of Swabia and Bavaria
Burchard III, Duke of Swabia → successor → Otto I, Duke of Swabia ⓘ
linked to: Otto I, Duke of Swabia and Bavaria
Herman III of Swabia → predecessor → Otto I, Duke of Swabia ⓘ
linked to: Otto I, Duke of Swabia and Bavaria