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Otto I the Great, King of Germany

Otto I the Great, King of Germany

Male 912 - 973  (60 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Otto I the Great, King of GermanyOtto I the Great, King of Germany was born on 23 Nov 912 (son of Henry I the Fowler, Holy Roman Emperor and Saint Matilda of Ringelheim); died on 7 May 973; was buried in Cathedral of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.

    Otto married Eadgyth (Edith) in 929. Eadgyth (daughter of Edward the Elder, King of England and AElflaeda) was born in 910; died on 26 Jan 946 in Germany; was buried in St Maurice Cathedral, Magdeburg, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Liudolf of Swabia, Duke of Swabia was born in 930; died on 6 Sep 957.
    2. Liutgard of Saxony died on 18 Nov 953.

    Otto married Adelaide (St.) of Italy, Empress in Oct 951. Adelaide (daughter of Rudolf II of Burgundy, King of Italy and Bertha of Swabia) was born in 931; died on 16 Dec 999 in Seltz, Alsace. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Henry was born in 952; died on 7 Apr 954.
    2. Bruno was born in 953; died on 8 Sep 957.
    3. Matilda of Quedlinburg, Abbess of Quedlinburg was born about 954; died on 6 Feb 999.
    4. Otto II of Saxony, Holy Roman Emperor was born in 955 in Saxony, Germany; died on 7 Dec 983.
    5. William, Archbishop of Mainz died on 2 Mar 968.
    6. Richilde von Saxe, Princess of Germany was born about 0950; and died.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry I the Fowler, Holy Roman EmperorHenry I the Fowler, Holy Roman Emperor was born about 876 in Memleben, Saxony (son of Otto of Saxony, Duke of Saxony and Hedwige); died on 2 Jun 936 in Memleben, Saxony.

    Henry married Saint Matilda of Ringelheim in 909. Matilda (daughter of Dietrich (Thiadrich), Count of Ringelheim & Count of Oldenburg and Gisele of Lorraine) was born in 892; died on 14 Mar 968. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Saint Matilda of Ringelheim was born in 892 (daughter of Dietrich (Thiadrich), Count of Ringelheim & Count of Oldenburg and Gisele of Lorraine); died on 14 Mar 968.
    Children:
    1. 1. Otto I the Great, King of Germany was born on 23 Nov 912; died on 7 May 973; was buried in Cathedral of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.
    2. Henry I the Quarrelsome of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria was born in 918; died on 1 Nov 955.
    3. Gerberge of Saxony was born about 919; died on 5 May 984.
    4. Hadwig of Saxony was born about 910 in Saxony, Germany; died on 10 Mar 965 in Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen).
    5. Saint Bruno the Great of Cologne, Duke of Lorraine was born in 925; died on 11 Oct 965; was buried in monastery of St Pantaleon.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Otto of Saxony, Duke of Saxony was born about 836 (son of Liudolf of Saxony, Count of Saxony and Oda of Billung); died on 30 Nov 912.

    Otto married Hedwige about 869. Hedwige (daughter of Henry of Franconia and Ingeltrude) died on 24 Dec 903. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Hedwige (daughter of Henry of Franconia and Ingeltrude); died on 24 Dec 903.
    Children:
    1. Liudolf died in young.
    2. Thangmar died in young.
    3. 2. Henry I the Fowler, Holy Roman Emperor was born about 876 in Memleben, Saxony; died on 2 Jun 936 in Memleben, Saxony.
    4. Oda and died.

  3. 6.  Dietrich (Thiadrich), Count of Ringelheim & Count of Oldenburg was born in 845 (son of Reginhart, Count of Ringleheim and Mathilde); died in 920.

    Dietrich married Gisele of Lorraine in 882. Gisele (daughter of Lothar II of Lorraine, King of Lorraine and Waldrada (Valdrade)) was born about 863 in Lorraine, France; died in 908. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Gisele of Lorraine was born about 863 in Lorraine, France (daughter of Lothar II of Lorraine, King of Lorraine and Waldrada (Valdrade)); died in 908.
    Children:
    1. 3. Saint Matilda of Ringelheim was born in 892; died on 14 Mar 968.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Liudolf of Saxony, Count of SaxonyLiudolf of Saxony, Count of Saxony was born about 806 (son of Bruno, Duke of Saxony and Suana of Montfort, Countess of Montford); died on 12 Mar 866; was buried in Brunshausen.

    Liudolf married Oda of Billung about 836. Oda (daughter of Billung I, Graf and Aeda of the Franks) was born in 806; died on 17 May 913. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Oda of Billung was born in 806 (daughter of Billung I, Graf and Aeda of the Franks); died on 17 May 913.
    Children:
    1. Bruno, Duke died on 2 Feb 880.
    2. 4. Otto of Saxony, Duke of Saxony was born about 836; died on 30 Nov 912.
    3. Liutgard of Saxony, QueenSaxony and East Francia was born about 845; died on 17 Nov 885.
    4. Hathumoda (Oda) of Saxony, Abbess of Gandersheim was born about 849; died on 29 Nov 874.
    5. Gerbega, Abbess of Gandersheim died on 24 Jul 896.
    6. Christine, Abbess of Gandersheim died in 919.

  3. 10.  Henry of Franconia (son of Poppo of Grapfeld, Count of Grapfeld (Grabfeld)); died in 886.

    Henry + Ingeltrude. Ingeltrude (daughter of Eberhard of Friuli, Count of Friuli and Gisela of Verona) was born about 840; died in 870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Ingeltrude was born about 840 (daughter of Eberhard of Friuli, Count of Friuli and Gisela of Verona); died in 870.
    Children:
    1. 5. Hedwige died on 24 Dec 903.

  5. 12.  Reginhart, Count of Ringleheim was born in 815 (son of Walpert of Ringelheim, Count of Ringelheim and Altburgis); died before 909.

    Reginhart + Mathilde. Mathilde (daughter of Echbert "The Loyal" of Saxony and Ida) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Mathilde (daughter of Echbert "The Loyal" of Saxony and Ida); and died.
    Children:
    1. 6. Dietrich (Thiadrich), Count of Ringelheim & Count of Oldenburg was born in 845; died in 920.

  7. 14.  Lothar II of Lorraine, King of LorraineLothar II of Lorraine, King of Lorraine was born in 835 in Alsace, Lorraine, France (son of Lothair I, King of Italy, Emperor of the West, Holy Roman Emp and Ermengarde of Tours); died on 8 Aug 869 in Piacenza.

    Lothar married Waldrada (Valdrade) before 855 (Associated with). Waldrada and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Waldrada (Valdrade) and died.
    Children:
    1. Hugh, Duke of Alsace was born about 855; died after 895.
    2. Bertha of Lorraine was born in 863 in Lorraine, France; died on 8 Mar 925.
    3. 7. Gisele of Lorraine was born about 863 in Lorraine, France; died in 908.