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Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), known as Otto the Great (German: Otto der Große Italian: Ottone il Grande) or Otto of Saxony (German: Otto von Sachsen Italian: Ottone di Sassonia), was East Frankish king from 936 and Holy Roman Emperor from 962 until his death in 973. [b] He was the eldest son of Henry the Fowler and Matilda of Ringelheim.
Battle of Lechtfeld (955) by Michael Echter, 1860.. Otto I, also called Otto the Great, is seen by many as one of the greatest medieval rulers. [1] His name is usually associated with the foundation [2] (or consolidation of the Holy Roman Empire, depending on the sources, although the modern vỉew generally considers Otto, rather than his father Henry the Fowler or Charlemagne, as the founder ...
Moreover, in 983 Otto II experienced a Great Slav Rising against his rule. [1] Otto II died in 983 at the age of 28 after a ten-year reign. Succeeded by his three-year-old son Otto III as king, his sudden death plunged the Ottonian dynasty into crisis. During her regency for Otto III, Empress Theophanu abandoned her late husband's imperialistic ...
Otto was the younger son of the Saxon count Liudolf (d. 866), the progenitor of the dynasty, and his wife Oda (d. 913), [1] daughter of the Saxon princeps Billung.Among his siblings were his eldest brother Bruno, heir to their father's estates, and Liutgard, who in 876 became Queen of East Francia as consort of the Carolingian king Louis the Younger.
Articles relating to Otto the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (912–973, reigned 962-973) and his reign. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Otto II’s forces suffered a surprising defeat at the gates of Wiglesdor near the Dannevirke, a Danish fortification, in 974. Following the defeat, the Norwegian forces withdrew, leaving the Danes to defend their territory. Seizing the opportunity to retaliate, Otto II launched another campaign against Harald's forces the following year.
In Rome, Otto the Great was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on 2 February 962 by Pope John XII. Breaking new ground, Pope John XII also crowned Adelaide as Holy Roman Empress . [ 12 ] In 960, a new ordo was created for her coronation and anointing, including prayers to biblical female figures, especially Esther .
This is a list of people known as the Great, or the equivalent, in their own language. Other languages have their own suffixes, such as Persian e Bozorg and Hindustani e Azam . In Persia, the title "the Great" at first seems to have been a colloquial version of the Old Persian title "Great King" ( King of Kings , Shahanshah ).