Otto I, Margrave of Meissen

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Noble
Margrave
gptkbp:administrativeDivision Strengthening local governance
gptkbp:ancestor Wettin dynasty
gptkbp:birthDate c. 912
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Afra's_Church,_Meissen
gptkbp:civicEngagement Founding_of_towns_in_Meissen
gptkbp:contemporary Study of medieval power structures
gptkbp:contribution Development_of_the_region_of_Meissen
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Influence_on_German_nobility
gptkbp:culturalImpact Promotion_of_Christianity_in_the_region
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Saxon culture
Saxon nobility
gptkbp:deathDate 975
gptkbp:descendant Wettin dynasty
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations With_neighboring_Slavic_tribes
gptkbp:father gptkb:Henry_the_Fowler
gptkbp:historicalContext Analysis of his reign in history.
Post-Carolingian_fragmentation
gptkbp:historicalEvent Political alliances in the region
gptkbp:historicalFigures Contemporaries_in_the_Holy_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:historicalImpact Formation_of_the_German_state
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Foundation_of_the_Wettin_dynasty
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages
Chronicles of the time
Varied perspectives on his reign
Role_in_the_formation_of_Germany
gptkbp:historicalRecords Historical biographies
gptkbp:historicalResearch Studies on medieval margraves
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Records from the period
Establishment of territorial rule
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wettin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Otto I, Margrave of Meissen
gptkbp:influence Medieval literature
Feudal_system_in_Germany
gptkbp:influenceOn gptkb:Later_Margraves_of_Meissen
gptkbp:issue gptkb:Otto_II,_Margrave_of_Meissen
gptkbp:knownFor Strengthening_the_Margraviate_of_Meissen
gptkbp:legacy Foundation_of_Meissen_as_a_center_of_power
gptkbp:militaryRank Slavic_campaigns
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Matilda_of_Ringelheim
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Saxony
gptkbp:politicalRole Margrave_during_the_Holy_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:portrayedBy Medieval manuscripts
gptkbp:predecessor Gero
gptkbp:region Meissen
gptkbp:reignEnd 975
gptkbp:reignStart 965
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Otto_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
gptkbp:relationship gptkb:Duke_of_Saxony
gptkbp:significantEvent Battle of the Unstrut
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Eilika_of_Saxony
gptkbp:successor Thimo
gptkbp:title gptkb:Margrave_of_Meissen
gptkbp:youth_development Encouragement_of_trade_in_Meissen