Gero, Margrave of the Saxons

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Noble
Margrave
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Ottonian_dynasty
gptkb:Emperor_Otto_I
gptkb:Emperor_Otto_III
gptkb:Emperor_Otto_II
gptkbp:birthYear around 910
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Magdeburg_Cathedral
gptkbp:children unknown
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Christianization_of_the_Slavs
gptkbp:culturalImpact Saxon culture
gptkbp:deathYear 965
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Otto_I
gptkb:Otto_III
gptkb:Otto_II
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations gptkb:Slavic_tribes
Holy Roman Empire
neighboring duchies
gptkbp:historicalContext 10th century Europe
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Middle Ages
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Annales_Fuldenses
Saxon Annals
Chronicon Magdeburgense
Gero's_Life
Gero_Codex
Ottonian_Chronicles
key_figure_in_the_Ottonian_reforms
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gero, Margrave of the Saxons
gptkbp:influence Saxon expansion
gptkbp:influenceOn later_German_nobility
gptkbp:knownFor military_campaigns_against_Slavs
gptkbp:legacy establishment_of_Saxon_power
gptkbp:loyaltyProgram Holy Roman Empire
gptkbp:militaryRank Margrave
defensive warfare
offensive campaigns
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of the Elbe
gptkbp:parent unknown
gptkbp:politicalRole military leader
nobleman
regional governor
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Gero_I
gptkbp:region gptkb:Saxony
gptkbp:reignEnd 965
gptkbp:reignStart 937
gptkbp:spouse unknown
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Thietmar
gptkb:Duke_of_Saxony
gptkbp:title Margrave of the Saxons