Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Otto_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Adelaide_of_Italy
gptkb:Pope_John_XII
gptkbp:birthDate 23 November 912
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Wallhausen,_East_Francia
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Magdeburg_Cathedral
gptkbp:child gptkb:Matilda,_Abbess_of_Quedlinburg
gptkb:Liudolf,_Duke_of_Swabia
gptkb:William,_Archbishop_of_Mainz
gptkb:Otto_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Slavic_tribes
gptkb:Magyars
gptkb:Berengar_II_of_Italy
gptkbp:coronationDate gptkb:Old_St._Peter's_Basilica,_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:house gptkb:Liudolfings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:legacy Centralized imperial power in Germany
Promoted Christianization of Eastern Europe
Founder of the Holy Roman Empire in its medieval form
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Matilda_of_Ringelheim
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Otto_the_Great
gptkbp:notableAchievement Consolidated the Holy Roman Empire
Defeated the Magyars at the Battle of Lechfeld
Strengthened royal authority over the German duchies
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Lechfeld_(955)
Crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope John XII
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Magdeburg_Cathedral
gptkb:Quedlinburg_Abbey
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Henry_the_Fowler
gptkbp:reign gptkb:Holy_Roman_Emperor:_962–973
gptkb:King_of_Germany:_936–973
gptkb:King_of_Italy:_951–973
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:signature Otto I signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Adelaide_of_Italy
gptkb:Edith_of_England
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Otto_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
gptkb:Emperor_of_the_Romans
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Adelaide_of_Italy
gptkb:Matilda_of_Ringelheim
gptkb:Saxon_dynasty
gptkb:Henry_I,_Duke_of_Bavaria
gptkb:Henry_the_Fowler
gptkb:Bruno_I_of_Cologne
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5