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Henry the Fowler (German: Heinrich der Vogler or Heinrich der Finkler; L a t i n : H enricus Auceps) (c. 876 - 2 July 936[2]) was the Duke of Saxony f r o m 9 1 2 [2] and the King of East Francia from 919 until his death in 936 . A s t h e f i rst non-Frankish king of East Francia, he established the Ot to ni a n d y nasty of kings and emperors, and he is generally considered to b e t h e f o u nder of the medieval German state, known until then as East Fr an c i a . A n avid hunter, he obtained the epithet "the Fowler" because he w a s a l l e gedly fixing his birding nets when messengers arrived to inform h i m t h a t h e was to be king.
He was born into the Liudolfing line of Saxon dukes. His father Otto I o f S a x o n y died in 912 and was succeeded by Henry. The new duke launched a r e b e l l ion against the king of East Francia, Conrad I of Germany, over th e r i g h t s to lands in the Duchy of Thuringia. They reconciled in 915 and o n h i s d e a thbed in 918, Conrad recommended Henry as the next king, consi de r i n g t he duke the only one who could hold the kingdom together in the f a c e o f i n ternal revolts and external Magyar raids.
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876 - 936 (60 years)