House
Ottonian dynasty
Saxon dynasty of German monarchs (919–1024)
- Also called Saxon dynasty, Liudolfings, Liudolfinger
Overview
Saxon dynasty of German monarchs (919–1024)Wikidata record description. Read Ottonian dynasty in the Wikipedia reader.
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The house, member by member
One family drawn as a tree, then every member, oldest first where a date is recorded.
6 children in the house
- Thankmar 908 CE – 938 CE
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Otto I the Great 912 CE – 973 CE 3 children in the house
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Gerberga of Saxony 913 CE – between 969 and 984 CE -
Henry I c. 920 CE – 955 CE 1 child in the house
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Hedwig of Saxony 922 CE – 965 CE -
Bruno the Great 925 CE – 965 CE
Every member
People whose own records place them in this house.
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Henry I the Fowlerc. 876 CE – 2 July 936 CE · King of East Francia (919–936); Duke of Saxony (912–936) - Thankmar908 CE – 28 July 938 CE · Child of Henry I the Fowler
- Otto I the Great23 November 912 CE – 7 May 973 CE · Child of Henry I the Fowler
- Gerberga of Saxony913 CE – between 969 and 984 CE · Child of Henry I the Fowler
- Henry Ic. 920 CE – 1 November 955 CE · Child of Henry I the Fowler
- Hedwig of Saxony922 CE – 10 May 965 CE · Child of Henry I the Fowler
- Bruno the Great925 CE – 11 October 965 CE · Child of Henry I the Fowler
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Liudolf, Duke of Swabia930 CE – 6 September 957 CE · Child of Otto I the Great -
Mathilda of Essen949 CE – 5 November 1011 CE · Child of Liudolf, Duke of Swabia -
Henry II, Duke of Bavariac. 951 CE – 28 August 995 CE · Child of Henry I - Otto I, Duke of Swabia and Bavaria954 CE – 31 October 982 CE · Child of Liudolf, Duke of Swabia
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Otto II955 CE – 7 December 983 CE · Child of Otto I the Great - Matilda, Abbess of Quedlinburg955 CE – 999 CE · Child of Otto I the Great
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Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor6 May 973 CE – 13 July 1024 CE · Child of Henry II, Duke of Bavaria -
Adelaide I973 CE – 14 January 1044 CE · Child of Otto II - Sophia I975 CE – 30 January 1039 CE · Child of Otto II
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Matilda of Germany, Countess Palatine of Lotharingia979 CE – 4 November 1025 CE · Child of Otto II -
Otto III980 CE – 24 January 1002 CE · Child of Otto II
Offices held in the house
The members in each office, in order — a selection from the office’s whole line.
Duke of Bavaria
- 4 holders
- 1 gap
- 2 undated
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948 CE – 955 CE Henry I 921–955, Duke of Bavaria -
Gap about 40 years before the next in this house
995 CE – 1004 CE Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor Holy Roman Emperor from 1014 to 1024
No dates recorded 2
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Dates unrecorded Henry II, Duke of Bavaria Duke of Bavaria (951–995) -
Dates unrecorded Otto I, Duke of Swabia and Bavaria Duke of swabia and Bavaria
Holy Roman Emperor
- 4 holders
- 2 gaps
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2 February 962 CE – 7 May 973 CE Otto I the Great Holy Roman Emperor from 962 to 973 -
7 May 973 CE – 7 December 983 CE Otto II Holy Roman Emperor from 973 to 983 and King of Italy from 980 to 983 -
Gap about 13 years before the next in this house
21 May 996 CE – 23 January 1002 CE Otto III Holy Roman Emperor from 996 to 1002 -
Gap about 12 years before the next in this house
14 February 1014 CE – 13 July 1024 CE Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor Holy Roman Emperor from 1014 to 1024
Abbess
- 2 holders
- 2 undated
No dates recorded 2
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Dates unrecorded Gisela of Hungary German princess, Hungarian queen consort and Roman Catholic blessed - Dates unrecorded Mathilda of Essen abbess of Essen Abbey from 973 to her death
Abbess of Quedlinburg Abbey
- 2 holders
- 1 undated
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999 CE – 14 January 1044 CE Adelaide I 11th-century Princess-abbess of Quedlinburg
No dates recorded 1
- Dates unrecorded Matilda, Abbess of Quedlinburg German Abbess
Affiliation
From the members’ own records, not the people the house ruled.
Affiliations recorded on members
An affiliation recorded by a third party, often for one period of a life. It is not the religion of anyone this house ruled.
Connections
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