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. 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 The family itself is also sometimes known as the Liudolfings, after its earliest known member Liudolf and one of its primary leading-names. Liudolf (died 12 March 864 or 866 was a Saxon Count; later authors called him duke of the Eastern Saxons The Ottonian rulers are also regarded as the first dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire, as successors of the Carolingian dynasty and Charlemagne, who is commonly viewed as the original founder of a new (Frankish) Roman Empire. The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in The Carolingian dynasty (known variously as the Carlovingians, Carolings, or Karlings) was a Frankish noble family with its origins in the Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial
Although never Emperor, Henry I the Fowler, Duke of Saxony, was arguably the founder of this imperial dynasty, since his election as German king made it possible for his son, Otto the Great to take on the imperium. The mediæval Duchy of Saxony was a late Early Middle Ages "Carolingian Stem duchy " covering the greater part of Northern Germany. Otto I the Great ( 23 November 912 &ndash 7 May 973) son of Henry I the Fowler and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke Since Otto I most of the German kings were also crowned Holy Roman Emperor. The Holy Roman Emperor (Römischer Kaiser or Römisch-Deutscher Kaiser Romanorum Imperator was the elected monarch ruling over the many varying numbers of states Under the reign of the Ottonian rulers, the kingdom of the Eastern Franks finally became Germany with the conclusion of the unification of the duchies of Lorraine, Saxony, Franconia, Swabia, Thuringia and Bavaria into one empire. The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Lorraine (Lorraine Lothringen is a historical area in present-day northeast France. The mediæval Duchy of Saxony was a late Early Middle Ages "Carolingian Stem duchy " covering the greater part of Northern 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 The Free State of Thuringia (Freistaat Thüringen is located in central Germany. Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 Also the union of Germany with the Holy Roman Empire, which dominated the German history until 1806, began with the coronation of Otto I the Great in Rome in 962. The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in Otto I the Great ( 23 November 912 &ndash 7 May 973) son of Henry I the Fowler and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke But the projected restoration of the Roman Empire failed already under Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor. Otto III (980 &ndash January 23, 1002) was the fourth ruler of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire.
After the extinction of the Ottonian dynasty with the death of Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor in 1024 the crown passed to the Salian dynasty. Saint Henry II ( May 6, 973 &ndash July 13, 1024) called the Holy or the Saint, was the fifth and last Holy See also Salian Franks, Salic law The Salian dynasty was a Dynasty in the High Middle Ages of four German Kings (1024-1125 Luitgard, a daughter of Emperor Otto I had married the Salian Duke Conrad the Red of Lorraine. Otto I the Great ( 23 November 912 &ndash 7 May 973) son of Henry I the Fowler and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke Conrad the Red (Konrad der Rote c 922 &ndash 10 August 955) was a Duke of Lorraine from the Salian dynasty. His great-grandson was Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor. Conrad II (c 990&ndash June 4, 1039) was the son of a mid-level nobleman in Franconia, Count Henry of Speyer and Adelaide of Alsace who inherited
Ottonian Kings and Emperors:
- Henry I the Fowler, King of the Germans and Duke of Saxony, died 936
- Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor and Duke of Saxony, died 973
- Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, died 983
- Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor, died 1002
- Saint Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, died 1024
Some other famous members of the Liudolfing or Ottonian House:
- Liudolf, Count of Saxony, died 864/866
- Saint Altfrid, Bishop of Hildesheim, died 874
- Brun, Duke of Saxony, died 880
- Otto the Illustrious, Duke of Saxony, died 912
- Gerberge of Saxony, died 954
- Henry I, Duke of Bavaria, died 955
- Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, died 957
- Hedwige of Saxony, died 965
- Bruno I, Archbishop of Cologne and Duke of Lotharingia, died 965
- William, Archbishop of Mainz, died 968
- Mathilda, Abbess of Quedlinburg
- Otto, Duke of Swabia and Bavaria, died 982
- Henry II, Duke of Bavaria, the Wrangler, died 995
- Bruno, Bishop of Augsburg, died 1029
See also
- Kings of Germany family tree. Otto I the Great ( 23 November 912 &ndash 7 May 973) son of Henry I the Fowler and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke Otto III (980 &ndash January 23, 1002) was the fourth ruler of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire. Saint Henry II ( May 6, 973 &ndash July 13, 1024) called the Holy or the Saint, was the fifth and last Holy Liudolf (died 12 March 864 or 866 was a Saxon Count; later authors called him duke of the Eastern Saxons Saint Altfrid or Altfrid of Hildesheim (died 15 August 874) was a leading figure in Germany in the ninth century Bruno, Brun, or Braun (died 2 February 880) was the Duke of Saxony from 866 to his death Otto or Oddo (c 851 &ndash 30 November 912) called the Illustrious ( der Erlauchte) by later authors was the Duke of Saxony Henry I (919/921 &ndash November 1, 955) was Duke of Bavaria. Liudolf (930&ndash 6 September 957) was the Duke of Swabia from 950 until 954 Hedwige of Saxony (c 910 &ndash May 10, 965) was a daughter of Henry I the Fowler, and his wife Matilda of Ringelheim. Otto I, Duke of Swabia and Bavaria ( 955 &ndash 982) was the son of Liodolf of Swabia and his wife Ida and thus a grandson of Henry II (951&ndash995 called the Wrangler or the Quarrelsome, in German Heinrich der Zänker, was the son of Henry I and Judith of Bavaria Bruno or Brun (died 1029 was the son of Henry II Duke of Bavaria (the Wrangler or Quarrelsome and Gisela of Burgundy. 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 The Ottonians were the 3rd dynasty to rule Germany and were related by marriage to all the others.
- Ottonian Renaissance
- Ottonian art
- Ottonian architecture
References
- Karl Leyser, "Ottonian Government" The English Historical Review 96. Ottonian Renaissance was a limited Renaissance that accompanied the reigns of the first three emperors of the Saxon Dynasty, all named Otto Otto I See also Ottonian Renaissance, Ottonian architecture In pre-romanesque Germany, the prevailing style was what has come to be known as Ottonian Ottonian Architecture evolved during the reign of Emperor Otto the Great ( 936 - 975) 381 (October 1981), pp 721-753.
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