King Otto I

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Papal_States
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:birthDate 23 November 912
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Wallhausen,_East_Francia
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Magdeburg_Cathedral
gptkbp:child gptkb:Liudolf,_Duke_of_Swabia
gptkb:Otto_II
gptkb:Luitgarde
gptkbp:coronationDate gptkb:Rome
2 February 962
gptkbp:deathDate 7 May 973
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Memleben,_Holy_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Ottonian
gptkbp:father gptkb:Henry_the_Fowler
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Early_Middle_Ages
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Liudolfings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Otto I
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Matilda_of_Ringelheim
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Otto_the_Great
gptkbp:notableAchievement gptkb:Foundation_of_the_Ottonian_Renaissance
Reform of the Church
Defeated Berengar II of Italy
Established imperial authority in Italy
Expanded eastward into Slavic territories
Expansion of Christian influence in Central Europe
Founded bishoprics in the east
Promoted education and culture
Promoted monastic reform
Revival of the Holy Roman Empire
Secured succession for his son Otto II
Strengthened ties with the Papacy
Suppressed internal revolts
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Lechfeld_(955)
Consolidation of the Holy Roman Empire
Crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope John XII
Strengthened royal authority over the German duchies
Defeated the Magyars
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Magdeburg_Cathedral
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Henry_the_Fowler
gptkbp:reign gptkb:Holy_Roman_Emperor:_962–973
gptkb:King_of_Germany:_936–973
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Adelaide_of_Italy
gptkb:Edith_of_England
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Otto_II
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eberhard,_Duke_of_Bavaria
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7