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The Ottonian Period

The Post-Classical and Medieval World

The Ottonian Period, 919 to 1024, was the era of the Ottonian dynasty's rule over the eastern Frankish kingdom and, from 962, the revived Holy Roman Empire, founded when Henry the Fowler was elected King of Germany and consolidated by his son Otto I, crowned emperor in Rome after his decisive victory over the Magyars at the Battle of Lechfeld in 955. Ottonian rulers built a close alliance between crown and church, appointing bishops as loyal administrators in a system historians call the Imperial Church, and the period saw a genuine cultural revival in art, architecture and manuscript illumination known as the Ottonian Renaissance. The dynasty ended with the death of the childless Henry II in 1024, passing imperial rule to the Salian dynasty.

Facts
Start Year
919 1
End Year
1024 1
Geographic Scope
Kingdom of Germany from 919, and the Holy Roman Empire from 962 1
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Associated With

Otto the Great, Historical Figures

Era to a live counterpart from the era end

The Holy Roman Empire, Polities

Era to a live counterpart from the era end

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The Post-Classical and Medieval Period, Eras

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Preceded By

The Carolingian Period, Eras

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Sources
1. Ottonian dynasty - Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph, dynasty date range
    The Ottonian dynasty (German: Ottonen) was a Saxon dynasty of German monarchs (919-1024), named after three of its kings and Holy Roman emperors, especially Otto the Great.
  • Body paragraph following infobox, rule summary
    The dynasty officially ruled the Kingdom of Germany from 919 and the Holy Roman Empire from 962 until 1024, when Henry II's death ended the line.
  • Body paragraph following infobox, rule summary (second use)
    The dynasty officially ruled the Kingdom of Germany from 919 and the Holy Roman Empire from 962 until 1024, when Henry II's death ended the line.
  • In Group: Eras Beginning from 786 to 919 CE, Article text
    The Ottonian dynasty (German: Ottonen) was a Saxon dynasty of German monarchs (919-1024), named after three of its kings and Holy Roman emperors, especially Otto the Great.
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