Otto Liudolfing, Duke of Saxony

Abt 836 - 912  (76 years)

• Name	Otto Liudolfing
  Title	Duke of Saxony
  Birth	Abt 836	Sachsen, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Nov 912	Sachsen, Germany
  Person ID	I9889	footsteps | Ancestors
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Liudolf Liudolfing, Duke of Saxony ,   b. Aft 805, Sachsen, Germany d. 11 Mar 866 (Age < 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Oda van Billung,   b. Bef 806, Sachsen, Germany d. 17 May 913, Sachsen, Germany (Age > 107 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	820
  Family ID	F5324	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hedwig Bayern,   b. Aft 850, Rhine-Westphalia, Germany d. 24 Dec 903, Sachsen, Germany (Age < 51 years)
  Marriage	873
  Children	+ 1. Oda Liudolfing,   b. 875, Sachsen, Germany d. 2 Jul 952 (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Heinrich Liudolfing, King of Germany ,   b. 876, Saxony, Sachsen, Germany d. 2 Jul 936, Sachsen, Germany (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5325	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 836 - Sachsen, Germany Death - 30 Nov 912 - Sachsen, Germany  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Otto (c. 830/835/51 - 30 November 912), called the Illustrious (German: O t t o d e r E rlauchte) by later authors, was a notable member of the Ottoni a n d y n a sty and Duke of Saxony from 880 until his death in 912. He playe d a n i m p o rtant role in early medieval history of Germany during the 9th a n d 1 0 t h c enturies, known for his military campaigns and diplomatic effo r t s . Otto was the younger son of the Saxon count Liudolf (d. 866), the proge n i t o r o f the dynasty, and his wife Oda (d. 913), daughter of the Saxon p r i n c e ps Billung. Among his siblings were his eldest brother Bruno, heir t o t h e i r f ather's estates, and Liutgard, who in 876 became Queen of East F r a n c i a as consort of the Carolingian king Louis the Younger. The marria g e e x p r essed Liudolf's dominant position in the Saxon lands. His family came to be known as the Liudolfinger after his father, Liudo l f . U p o n the accession of his grandson, Emperor Otto the Great, the dyn a s t y c a me to be referred to as the Ottonian dynasty.