Family and Children
| German royal dynasties | |||
| Ottonian dynasty | |||
| Chronology | |||
| Henry I | 919 – 936 | ||
| Otto I | 936 – 973 | ||
| Otto II | 973 – 983 | ||
| Otto III | 983 – 1002 | ||
| Henry II | 1002 – 1024 | ||
| Family | |||
| Family tree of the German monarchs Category:Ottonian Dynasty |
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| Succession | |||
| Preceded by Conradine dynasty |
Followed by Salian dynasty |
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As the first Saxon ruler of Germany, Henry was the founder of the Ottonian dynasty of German rulers. He and his descendants would rule Germany (later the Holy Roman Empire) from 919 until 1024. In relation to the other members of his dynasty, Henry I was the father of Otto I, grandfather of Otto II, great-grandfather of Otto III, and great-grandfather of Henry II.
Henry had two wives and at least six children.
- With Hatheburg:
- Thankmar (908 – 938)
- With Matilda of Ringelheim:
- Hedwig (910 – 965) - wife of the West Frankish Duke Hugh the Great, mother of King Hugh Capet of France
- Otto I (912 – 973) - Duke of Saxony, King of Germany, and Holy Roman Emperor
- Gerberga (913 – 984) - wife of (1) Duke Giselbert of Lorraine and (2) King Louis IV of France
- Henry I (919 – 955) - Duke of Bavaria
- Bruno (925 – 965) - Archbishop of Cologne and Duke of Lorraine
Read more about this topic: Henry The Fowler
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