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leonardo

10-09-2023, 06:29 PM
One of the most important medieval rulers of the 10th century, Otto I (936-973) founded the Holy Roman Empire in central Europe. Archaeologists believe they have found the site where this king and emperor died.

https://www.medievalists.net/2023/10/arc...tto-great/

szin

04-28-2024, 10:32 PM
Through his marriages to Edith of the Anglo-Saxons and St. Adelaide, Otto is an ancestor of every European royal family many times over.

He is also a likely ancestor of most European people living today, as is his 3xgreat-grandfather Charlemagne.
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