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Henry I the Fowler
King of the Germans, Duke of the Saxons
Reign	23 April 919 – 2 July 936
Coronation	None
Born	876
Birthplace	Memleben, Saxony
Died	2 July 936
Place of death	Memleben
Predecessor	Conrad I
Successor	Otto I
Consort	Matilda of Ringelheim
Royal House	Liudolfing
Father	Otto the Illustrious
Mother	Hedwiga of Franconia

Henry met by a delegation offering the crown while trapping birds. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Events By Place Europe Edward the Elder of England conquers Bedford. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Events By Place Asia King Taejo of Goryeo (Wanggeon defeats Hubaekje. Events Births Deaths Louis the German, King of East Francia Map-bms876 Simple876 Memleben is a municipality in Burgenlandkreis district in southern Saxony-Anhalt in Germany located on the river Unstrut. The Free State of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen ˈzaksən Swobodny Stat Sakska is the easternmost federal state of Germany. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Events By Place Asia King Taejo of Goryeo (Wanggeon defeats Hubaekje. Memleben is a municipality in Burgenlandkreis district in southern Saxony-Anhalt in Germany located on the river Unstrut. Conrad I (Konrad c 890&ndash December 23 918) called the Younger, was duke of Franconia from 906 and King of Germany from Otto I the Great ( 23 November 912 &ndash 7 May 973) son of Henry I the Fowler and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke Saint Mathilda or Saint Matilda (c 895 &ndash March 14, 968) was the wife of Henry I, King of the East Franks and the first The Ottonian dynasty was a dynasty of Germanic Kings (919-1024 named after its first emperor but also known as the Saxon dynasty after the family's origin Otto or Oddo (c 851 &ndash 30 November 912) called the Illustrious ( der Erlauchte) by later authors was the Duke of Saxony This depiction of the legend was painted by Hermann Vogel in 1900

Henry I the Fowler (German: Heinrich der Finkler or Heinrich der Vogler; Latin: Henricius Auceps) (876 – 2 July 936) was the duke of Saxony from 912 and king of the Germans from 919 until his death. Hermann Carl Vogel ( April 3 1841 &ndash August 13 1907) was a German Astronomer. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Events Births Deaths Louis the German, King of East Francia Map-bms876 Simple876 Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Events By Place Asia King Taejo of Goryeo (Wanggeon defeats Hubaekje. This article lists Dukes Electors and Kings ruling over territories named Saxony from the beginning of the Saxon Duchy in the 9th century to the end of the Saxon Kingdom in 1918 For the automobile see Porsche 912. Events By Place Europe Orso II Participazio becomes the Doge of This article lists the German monarchs, ruling over the territory of Germany from the creation of a separate Eastern Frankish Kingdom in 843 until the end of monarchy Events By Place Europe Edward the Elder of England conquers Bedford. First of the Ottonian Dynasty of German kings and emperors, he is generally considered to be the founder and first king of the medieval German state, known until then as East Francia. The Ottonian dynasty was a dynasty of Germanic Kings (919-1024 named after its first emperor but also known as the Saxon dynasty after the family's origin East ( ern) Francia ( Regnum Francorum orientalium) known variously as Francia Orientalis or the Kingdom of the East Franks, was the An avid hunter, he obtained the epithet "the Fowler"^[1] because he was allegedly fixing his birding nets when messengers arrived to inform him that he was to be king.

Family

Born in Memleben, in what is now Saxony-Anhalt, Henry was the son of Otto the Illustrious, duke of Saxony, and his wife Hedwiga, daughter of Henry of Franconia and Ingeltrude and a great-great-granddaughter of Charlemagne. Memleben is a municipality in Burgenlandkreis district in southern Saxony-Anhalt in Germany located on the river Unstrut. Saxony-Anhalt ( Sachsen-Anhalt) is one of the sixteen ''Bundesländer'' (federal states that make up the Federal Republic of Germany. Otto or Oddo (c 851 &ndash 30 November 912) called the Illustrious ( der Erlauchte) by later authors was the Duke of Saxony Henry (died 886 a son of Count Poppo of Grapfeld, one of the first Babenbergs, was variously known as Count or Margrave of Saxony and Duke of Franconia Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his In 906 he married Hatheburg, daughter of the Saxon count Erwin, but divorced her in 909, after she had given birth to his son Thankmar. Events By Place Europe Battle of Fritzlar: The Conradines defeat the Babenberg counts to establish themselves as dukes Events By Place Africa The Aghlabid dynasty in North Africa is overthrown by the Fatimids. Thankmar or Tammo (c908 &ndash 28 July 938) was the eldest (and only son of Henry I of Germany by his first wife Hatheburg (or Liutgard Later that year he married St Matilda of Ringelheim, daughter of Dietrich, count in western Saxony (Westfalia). Saint Mathilda or Saint Matilda (c 895 &ndash March 14, 968) was the wife of Henry I, King of the East Franks and the first St Matilda bore him one son called Otto and two daughters, Hedwige and Gerberga and founded many religious institutions, including the abbey of Quedlinburg where Henry is buried, and was later canonized. Quedlinburg Abbey (Stift Quedlinburg or de ''Reichsstift Quedlinburg'' was founded on the castle hill of Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, in 936 Canonization is the act by which a particular Christian church declares a deceased person to be a Saint and is included in the canon or list of recognized saints

Succession

Henry became duke of Saxony upon his father's death in 912. For the automobile see Porsche 912. Events By Place Europe Orso II Participazio becomes the Doge of An able ruler, he continued to strengthen Saxony, frequently in conflict with his neighbors to the South, the dukes of Franconia. Franconia (Franken is a historic region of Germany comprising the northern parts of the modern state of Bavaria and the area to its immediate west

In 918 Conrad I, king of the East-Francian Empire and duke of Franconia, died. Events By Place Asia Taebong has been overthrown and Goryeo established in the Korean peninsula, when Wang Kon Conrad I (Konrad c 890&ndash December 23 918) called the Younger, was duke of Franconia from 906 and King of Germany from Although they had been at odds with each other from 912 to 915 over the title to lands in Thuringia, before he died Conrad had recommended Henry as his successor and king. For the automobile see Porsche 912. Events By Place Europe Orso II Participazio becomes the Doge of Events By Place Europe Battle of Garigliano: The Christian League defeats the Saracens The Free State of Thuringia (Freistaat Thüringen is located in central Germany. Conrad's choice was conveyed by Duke Eberhard of Franconia, Conrad's brother and heir, at the Reichstag of Fritzlar in 919. Eberhard III (c885-939 was a member of the Conradine dynasty who became duke of Franconia following the death of his older brother King Conrad I (or The Reichstag ( German for "Imperial Diet " was the Parliament of the Holy Roman Empire, the North German Confederation, Fritzlar is a small German town (pop 15000 in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, 160 km (100 miles north of Frankfurt Events By Place Europe Edward the Elder of England conquers Bedford. The assembled Franconian and Saxon nobles duly elected Henry to be king. Henry refused to be anointed by a high church official - the only king of his time not to undergo that rite – allegedly because he did not wish to be king by the church's but by the people's acclaim. Duke Burchard II of Swabia soon swore fealty to the new king, but duke Arnulf of Bavaria did not submit until Henry invaded Bavaria in 921. Burchard II (883/884 &ndash 29 April 926) was the Hunfriding Duke of Swabia (from 917 and Count of Raetia. Arnulf (variants include Arnold Arnoul Arnoulf) may refer to Arnulf of Metz, saint (582 - 640 Arnulf of Eynesbury, saint Events By Place Asia Ahmad ibn Fadlan is sent from Baghdad to the king of the Volga Bulgars, on behalf of the

Policy

Henry regarded the kingdom as a confederation of tribal duchies rather than as a feudal kingdom and saw himself as primus inter pares. A duchy is a territory fief, or domain ruled by a Duke or Duchess. Primus inter pares ( Latin) or First among equals is a phrase which indicates that a person is the most senior of a group of people Instead of seeking to administer the empire through counts, as Charlemagne had done and as his successors had attempted, Henry allowed the dukes of Franconia, Swabia and Bavaria to maintain complete internal control of their holdings. In 925 he defeated Giselbert, duke of Lotharingia (Lorraine), and brought that realm, which had been lost in 910, back into the German kingdom as the fifth tribal duchy (the others being Saxony, Franconia, Swabia, and Bavaria). For the area code see Area code 925. For the hallmark 925 see Sterling silver. --> Lotharingia or Lorraine was a short-lived kingdom in Lorraine (Lorraine Lothringen is a historical area in present-day northeast France. Events By Place Africa The caliphate of Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi Billah (of the Fatimid dynasty is established after he enters the The Free State of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen ˈzaksən Swobodny Stat Sakska is the easternmost federal state of Germany. Franconia (Franken is a historic region of Germany comprising the northern parts of the modern state of Bavaria and the area to its immediate west Swabia, Suabia, or Svebia ( German: Schwaben, Schwabenland or Ländle) is both a historic and linguistic Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 Allowing Giselbert to remain in power as duke of Lotharingia, Henry arranged the marriage of his daughter Gerberga of Saxony to his new vassal in 928. Gerberga of Saxony (c 913&ndash 5 May, 984) was a daughter of Henry the Fowler, King of Germany, and Matilda of Ringelheim. This article is about the year For the car see Porsche 928 Events By Place Asia Dao Kang Di succeeds Gong Hui Di and is followed

Henry was an able military leader. In 924 Henry paid a tribute to the Magyars (Hungarians), who had repeatedly raided Germany, and thereby secured a ten-year truce so that he could fortify towns and train a new elite cavalry force. For the automobile see Porsche 924. Events By Place Europe King Athelstan succeeds to the throne of Mercia Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. During the truce with the Magyars, Henry conquered the Havelli and the Daleminzi in 928 and put down a rebellion in Bohemia in 929. The Hevelli or Hevellians (sometimes Havolane; Heveller or Stodoranen; Hawelanie or Stodoranie; Havolané or Stodorané) were a This article is about the year For the car see Porsche 928 Events By Place Asia Dao Kang Di succeeds Gong Hui Di and is followed Bohemia (Čechy; Bohemia Czechy is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands, currently the This article is about the year For the automobile see Mazda 929. When the Magyars began raiding again, he led an army of all German tribes to victory at the battle of Riade in 933 near the river Unstrut, stopping their advance into Germany. Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. The Battle of Riade was fought between the East Franks and the Magyars at an unidentified location in northern Thuringia along the river Unstrut Events By Place Europe Cotentin and Jersey are seized by William Longsword, Duke of Normandy. He also pacified territories to the north, where the Danes had harried the Frisians by sea. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The Frisians are an ethnic group of Germanic people living in coastal parts of The Netherlands and Germany. The monk and historian Widukind of Corvey in his Res gestae Saxonicae reports that the Danes were subjects of Henry the Fowler. Widukind of Corvey was a Saxon historical chronicler named after (and possibly a descendant of the Saxon duke and national hero Widukind who had battled Charlemagne Henry incorporated into his kingdom territories held by the Wends, who together with the Danes had attacked Germany, and also conquered Schleswig in 934. Events By Place Asia The Goryeo army defeats Hubaekje forces in present-day Hongseong County.

Death and aftermath

Henry died of a cerebral stroke on 2 July 936 in his palatium in Memleben, one of his favourite places. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Events By Place Asia King Taejo of Goryeo (Wanggeon defeats Hubaekje. Memleben is a municipality in Burgenlandkreis district in southern Saxony-Anhalt in Germany located on the river Unstrut. By then all German tribes were united in a single kingdom. Henry I is therefore considered the first German king and the founder of the eventual Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation (Heiliges Römisches Reich Deutscher Nation). The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in He has sometimes been considered as Holy Roman Emperor, Henry I.

His son Otto succeeded him as Emperor. Otto I the Great ( 23 November 912 &ndash 7 May 973) son of Henry I the Fowler and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke His second son, Henry, became duke of Bavaria. Henry I (919/921 &ndash November 1, 955) was Duke of Bavaria. A third son, Brun (or Bruno), became archbishop of Cologne. His son from his first marriage, Thankmar, rebelled against his half-brother Otto and was killed in battle in 936. Events By Place Asia King Taejo of Goryeo (Wanggeon defeats Hubaekje. After the death of her husband Duke Giselbert of Lotharingia, Henry's daughter Gerberga of Saxony married King Louis IV of France. Gerberga of Saxony (c 913&ndash 5 May, 984) was a daughter of Henry the Fowler, King of Germany, and Matilda of Ringelheim. Louis IV ( 10 September 920 – 30 September 954) called d'Outremer or Transmarinus (both meaning "from overseas" His youngest daughter Hedwige of Saxony married Duke (Hugh the Great) of France and was the mother of Hugh Capet, the first Capetian king of France. Hedwige of Saxony (c 910 &ndash May 10, 965) was a daughter of Henry I the Fowler, and his wife Matilda of Ringelheim. Hugh the Great ( 898 - 16 June, 956) was duke of the Franks and count of Paris, son of King Robert I of France and nephew of This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Hugh Capet (c 940 &ndash 24 October, 996) was the first King of France of the eponymous Capetian dynasty from his election to succeed the For a full history of the Capetian family see Capetian dynasty. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

Henry returned to public attention as a character in Richard Wagner's opera, Lohengrin (1850). Lohengrin is a romantic Opera (or music drama in three acts composed and written by Richard Wagner. There are indications that Heinrich Himmler imagined himself the reincarnation of the first king of Germany. Heinrich Luitpold Himmler ( 7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945 was a Nazi German politician and head of the Schutzstaffel (SS. ^[2]

See also

• Kings of Germany family tree. The following image is a Family tree of every king monarch confederation president and emperor of Germany, from Louis the German in 843 through to He was related to every other king of Germany.

Notes

1. ^ A fowler is one who hunts wildfowl.
2. ^ Frischauer, Willi. Himmler, the Evil Genius of the Third Reich. London: Odhams, 1953, pages 85-88; Kersten, Felix. Felix Kersten ( 30 September, 1898 Dorpat, Russia - 16 April, 1960, Stockholm, Sweden) was before The Kersten Memoirs: 1940-1945. New York: Macmillan, 1957, page 238.