Otto I, Duke of Carinthia
Otto of Worms | |
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Judith of Carinthia | |
Issue | Henry of Speyer Pope Gregory V Conrad I, Duke of Carinthia |
Father | Conrad, Duke of Lorraine |
Mother | Liutgarde of Saxony |
Otto I (c. 950[1] – 4 November 1004), called Otto of Worms, a member of the Salian dynasty, was Duke of Carinthia from 978 to 985 and again from 1002 until his death.
Biography
Otto was the only son of
Otto of Worms is first documented as a count in the
(Weißenburg) Abbey in compensation.Upon the death of Duke Henry II of Bavaria in 995, Otto received the Duchy of Carinthia[a] and the March of Verona back.[6] When Emperor Otto III had died in 1002, Otto of Worms and Henry IV of Bavaria were candidates for the election as King of the Romans; Otto withdrew and received the Duchy of Carinthia from the newly elected king Henry (then Henry II of Germany) in return. Nevertheless, he was forced to cede his Rhenish possessions to his long-time rival Bishop Burchard of Worms.
Otto died two years later, he was succeeded as Carinthian duke by his son, Conrad.
Family
Otto married
- Henry of Speyer (died before 1000), Count in the Wormsgau[3]
- Pope Gregory V (died 999)[3]
- Conrad I, Duke of Carinthia (1004–1011)[3]
- Bishop of Strasbourg (1028–1047)[7]
Notes
References
- ^ Jackman 2012, p. 16.
- ^ Reuter 2013, p. 176.
- ^ a b c d Brooke 2014, p. 438.
- ^ a b c Jeep 2001, p. 688.
- ^ a b Reuter 2013, p. 185.
- ^ a b Gwatkin et al. 1922, p. 212.
- ^ a b Wilson 2016, p. l.
Sources
- Brooke, Christopher (2014). Europe in the Central Middle Ages: 962-1154. Routledge.
- Gwatkin, Henry Melvill; Whitney, James Pounder; Tanner, Joseph Robson; Previté-Orton, Charles William; Brooke, Zachary Nugent, eds. (1922). The Cambridge Medieval History. Vol. 3. The Macmillan Company.
- Jackman, Donald C. (2012). The Kleeberg Fragment of the Gleiberg County. Editions Enlaplage.
- Jeep, John M., ed. (2001). Medieval Germany: An Encyclopedia. Routledge.
- Reuter, Timothy (2013). Germany in the Early Middle Ages C. 800-1056. Routledge.
- Wilson, Peter H. (2016). Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire. Harvard University Press.