Otto I, Duke of Swabia and Bavaria

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Otto I, Duke of Swabia and Bavaria, was a 10th-century German prince of the Ottonian dynasty who held two major duchies in the Holy Roman Empire and played a key role in its early consolidation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German prince
duke
member of the Ottonian dynasty
nobleman
appointedBy Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor
burialPlace likely in a church or monastery in Germany (exact site uncertain)
causeOfDeath Battle of Stilo
countryOfCitizenship East Francia
dateOfBirth circa 955
dateOfDeath 31 October 982
endTime (Duke of Bavaria) 982
endTime (Duke of Swabia) 982
era 10th century
ethnicGroup Saxon
father Liudolf, Duke of Swabia
feudalLord Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor
grandfather Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
grandmother Eadgyth of England
languageSpoken Old High German
mannerOfDeath killed in battle
mother Ida, daughter of Duke Herman I of Swabia
linked to: Ida of Swabia
nobleFamily Ottonian dynasty
notableFor holding both Swabia and Bavaria simultaneously
role in early consolidation of the Holy Roman Empire
supporting imperial authority against Bavarian particularism
participantIn Battle of Stilo
Otto II’s Italian campaign of 982
partOf High nobility of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Holy Roman nobility
placeOfBirth probably Swabia
placeOfDeath near Cotrone, Calabria
positionHeld Duke of Bavaria
Duke of Swabia
predecessor (Duke of Bavaria) Henry II, Duke of Bavaria (the Wrangler)
predecessor (Duke of Swabia) Burchard III, Duke of Swabia
realm Duchy of Bavaria
Duchy of Swabia
relative Henry II, Duke of Bavaria (the Wrangler)
Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Liutgard of Saxony (if identified as his sister in some sources)
linked to: Liutgard of Saxony

Mathilde, Abbess of Essen
startTime (Duke of Bavaria) 976
startTime (Duke of Swabia) 973
successor (Duke of Bavaria) Henry II, Duke of Bavaria (the Wrangler)
successor (Duke of Swabia) Conrad I, Duke of Swabia
title Duke of Bavaria
Duke of Swabia

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Liudolf, Duke of Swabia child Otto I, Duke of Swabia and Bavaria
Duke of Bavaria positionHeldBy Otto I, Duke of Bavaria
linked to: Otto I, Duke of Swabia and Bavaria
Burchard III, Duke of Swabia successor Otto I, Duke of Swabia
linked to: Otto I, Duke of Swabia and Bavaria
Herman III of Swabia predecessor Otto I, Duke of Swabia
linked to: Otto I, Duke of Swabia and Bavaria