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On 26 January 877, King Louis the
Younger issued a charter to Gandersheim Abbey. The charter described the region of South Thuringia, known as ‘pago Suththuringa,’ as ‘in comitatu Ottonis,’ which means 'in Otto's country.' He succeeded his brother
426:, with both of whom he was on good terms, rarely interfered in Saxon autonomy. In his lands, Otto was prince in practice and he also established himself as a tributary ruler over the neighbouring
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from 880 until his death in 912. He played an important role in early medieval history of
Germany during the 9th and 10th centuries, known for his military campaigns and diplomatic efforts.
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Despite his dynastic relations, Otto only had loose connections to the
Carolingian court and rarely left Saxony. He remained a regional East Frankish prince and his lieges,
445:, in 911. Otto did not accept the offer, possibly because he felt the burden of ruling was too heavy for him at his advanced age. Instead, suggesting Duke
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in later sources, while in a contemporary charter of 28 January 897, Otto is described as
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Hrotsvit of Gandersheim (fl. 960): Contextual and Interpretive Approaches
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According to
Widukind of Corvey, the "Saxon and Franconian people" offered Otto the
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succeeded him as duke of Saxony and was later elected king of
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The truthfulness of this report is considered doubtful.
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604:Germany in the Early Middle Ages 800–1056
399:in 908 and fifty years later was described as
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613:The Carolingians: A Family who Forged Europe
333:, the dynasty came to be referred to as the
283:(d. 903), probably daughter of the Frankish
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321:His family came to be known as the
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462:. He was buried in the church of
430:tribes in the east, such as the
354:after the latter's death in the
279:Around 873 Otto himself married
238:Otto was the younger son of the
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583:von Corvey, Widukind (2014).
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730:10th-century dukes in Europe
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369:Ruling over vast Saxon and
210:– 30 November 912), called
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439:kingship of East Francia
356:Battle of Lüneburg Heath
290:, a member of the noble
636:Otto I, Duke of Saxony
522:Brown & Wailes 2013
185:Liudolf, Duke of Saxony
611:Riche, Pierre (1993).
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266:Queen of East Francia
76:Bruno, Duke of Saxony
447:Conrad of Franconia.
264:, who in 876 became
585:Deeds of the Saxons
401:magni ducis Oddonis
157:Hathui of Babenberg
710:9th-century births
405:Widukind of Corvey
325:after his father,
292:House of Babenberg
288:Henry of Franconia
268:as consort of the
220:Otto der Erlauchte
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420:Louis the Younger
385:pago Eichesfelden
314:, son of Emperor
285:princeps militiae
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73:Predecessor
57: 1237
52:, Cologne (
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704:Categories
606:. Longman.
512:, table 3.
510:Riche 1993
490:References
460:Wallhausen
413:King Louis
371:Thuringian
366:invaders.
119:Wallhausen
46:Otto I Dux
432:Daleminzi
393:lay abbot
389:Eichsfeld
296:Popponids
153:Spouse(s)
112:912-11-30
81:Successor
68:880 - 912
48:, in the
578:. Brill.
409:Liutgard
383:and the
262:Liutgard
251:princeps
166:Thankmar
692:Henry I
568:Sources
381:marchio
360:Ebsdorf
327:Liudolf
254:Billung
244:Liudolf
168:Liudolf
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428:Slavic
364:Viking
316:Arnulf
281:Hathui
242:count
234:Family
216:German
191:Mother
181:Father
129:Buried
123:Saxony
25:Otto I
675:Bruno
659:Died:
647:Born:
470:Notes
455:Pfalz
348:Bruno
341:Reign
310:King
272:king
258:Bruno
248:Saxon
240:Saxon
163:Issue
65:Reign
589:ISBN
422:and
226:and
201:Otto
106:Died
89:Born
458:of
411:to
395:of
376:dux
350:as
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