Otto, Duke of Saxony and Count in South Thuringia

845 - 912  (77 years)

• Name	Otto
  Nickname	the Illustrious
  Birth	Between 835 and 845  [1, 3]
  General Information	He was also called Otto the Grand (Otton le Grande).  [1]
  Death	12 Nov 912  [2, 3, 4]
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  + 1. Otto, Duke of Saxony and Count in South Thuringia,   b. Between 835 and 845   d. 12 Nov 912  (Age 77 years) ▻ Hedwige, Princess of Bavaria,  m. 869 + 2. Oda of Saxony   d. After 874 ▻ Lothar, Count of Stade + 3. Count Bruno,   b. 835 to 840   d. 880  (Age 45 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bruno I, Lord of Brunisbergeby-Hoxter   d. After 775  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Aeda  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I3110	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	Ludolph, Duke of Saxony,   b. About 805   d. 6 Sep 864 (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Oda   d. After 874
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Hedwige, Princess of Bavaria   d. 906
  Marriage	869  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 34 years - She : ??.
  Children	+   1. Henry I, Holy Roman Emperor,   b. 876, Germany d. 2 Jul 936, Memleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (Age 60 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Saint Mechtilde von Ringelheim  m. 909
  Family ID	F2386	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Otto, Duke of Saxony and Count in South Thuringia(845 – 912) 2Ludolph, Duke of Saxony(805 – 864) 4Bruno, Duke of Saxony(786 – 844) 8Bruno, Count in Saxon-Engen(756 – 813) 16Bruno I, Lord of Brunisbergeby-Hoxter( – 775) 17daughter of Asseburg 9Hasalda 18Widukind, Duke of Westphalian Saxons( – 807) 19Geva 5Oda 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Oda( – 874) 6Billung, Count of Thuringia 12 24 25 13 26 27 7Aeda 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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