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Otto I, King of Germany
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ClaimDetailEvidence
FatherHenry I, King of Germany (~876-936) [S756] [S924]
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MotherMechtilde of Ringelheim (~890-968) [S756] [S924]
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Spouse 1stEadgyth of Wessex (~908-946) 
Child +Liutgard of Saxony (~931-953) [S756] [S924]
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Spouse 2ndSt. Adelaide of Lombardy (932-999) 
Child +Otto II, King of Germany (955-983) [S756] [S924]
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Attributes
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GenderMale
NameOtto I, King of Germany [S924]
Nickname: Otto der Große (the Great)
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NameOtto I, the Great [S2147]
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NameEmperor Otto the Great I [S756]
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FatherHenry I, King of Germany (~876-936) [S756] [S924]
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MotherMechtilde of Ringelheim (~890-968) [S756] [S924]
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Supposed daughterRichlind (e937-) [S756] [S2147]
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Timeline
ClaimDateDetailAgeEvidence
BirthNov 23, 912Germany [S756] [S924]
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Marriage 1stSep 929Eadgyth of Wessex (~908-946) [S924] [S936]
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Marriage 1st929/30Eadgyth of Wessex (~908-946) [S756]
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Title Aug 7, 936 to May 7, 973King of Germany [S756] [S924]
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Marriage 2nd951St. Adelaide of Lombardy (932-999), Pavia, Lombardy, Italy [S922] [S924]
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Marriage 2ndaft 951St. Adelaide of Lombardy (932-999) [S756]
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TitleJan 31, 962Holy Roman Emperor [S756]
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Title Feb 2, 962 to May 7, 973Emperor of Germany, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy [S756] [S924]
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DeathMay 7, 973Memleben, Germany [S756] [S924]
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Sources
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[S756] Weis, Frederick Lewis, "Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came To New England before 1700, 7th Ed." (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1999).
[S922] Cawley, Charles, "Foundation of Medieval Genealogy (Medieval Lands - Burgundy Kingdom: Kings)" (2006-7 (v1.1 Updated 08 September 2006)) (https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BURGUNDY KINGS.htm).
[S924] Cawley, Charles, "Foundation of Medieval Genealogy (Medieval Lands - Germany Kings)" (2006-7 (v1.1 Updated 26 August 2006)) (https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/GERMANY, Kings.htm).
[S936] Cawley, Charles, "Foundation of Medieval Genealogy (Medieval Lands - England, Anglo Saxon Kings)" (2006-7 (v1.1 Updated 25 February 2007)).
[S2147] Baldwin, Stewart, "The Henry Project - Otto the Great" (April 3, 2011) (https://fasg.org/projects/henryproject/data/otto0001.htm).
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