Otto I. (Swabia)
Otto I (* 954 ; † October 31, 982 in Lucca ) from the noble family of Ottonians was Duke of Swabia from 973 to 982 and Duke of Bavaria from 976 to 982 .
Life
Otto was the only son of Liudolf of Swabia and his wife Ida (Ita) , daughter of Duke Hermann I of Swabia . Otto was thus a grandson of Emperor Otto I. His sister Mathilde was abbess of the Essen monastery .
In 982, as a close confidante of Otto II , he accompanied Otto II on his Italian campaign . He survived the defeat of the Imperial Army in the battle of Cape Colonna on July 13, 982 near Crotone (Calabria) . On the way back he died on October 31, 982 in Lucca from his injuries; other sources cite November 1st as the date of death. Malaria is also given as the cause of death .
Otto was buried in the collegiate basilica of St. Peter and Alexander in Aschaffenburg , which he had given great support. The original grave slab over Otto's last resting place suffered severe damage in 1552 in the Second Margravial War . In 1608, the sculptor Hans Juncker created a replacement with an archaic full-length representation of Otto. The plate made of partially colored and gilded sandstone is now in the Abbey Museum of the city of Aschaffenburg .
He hardly left any traces in the history of the Duchy of Swabia. He was a count in Raetia and owned the Einsiedeln monastery .
On the Otto Mathilden Cross located in the Essen Cathedral Treasure , Otto is shown next to his sister on the donor plate.
literature
- Paul Friedrich von Stälin : Otto . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 24, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1887, p. 725 f.
- Alfons Zettler : History of the Duchy of Swabia . Stuttgart 2003
- Thomas Zotz: Otto I .. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 19, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-428-00200-8 , p. 694 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Thomas Zotz , in: Meinrad Schaab , Hansmartin Schwarzmaier (Ed.) U. a .: Handbook of Baden-Württemberg History . Volume 1: General History. Part 1: From prehistoric times to the end of the Hohenstaufen. Edited on behalf of the Commission for Historical Regional Studies in Baden-Württemberg . Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-608-91465-X , p. 396f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alfons Zettler: History of the Duchy of Swabia , p. 152
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Henry II |
Duke of Bavaria 976–982 |
Henry III. |
| Burchard III. |
Duke of Swabia 973-982 |
Konrad I. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Otto I. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Otto von Schwaben; Otto of Bavaria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duke of Byern and Swabia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 954 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 31, 982 |
| Place of death | Lucca |