| Henry the Fowler (German: Heinrich der Vogler or Heinrich der Finkler; Latin: Henricus Auceps) (876 \\endash 2 July 936) was the Duke of Saxony from 912 and the King of East Francia from 919 until his death in 936. He was buried at Quedlinburg Abbey, established by his wife Matilda in his honour. Born in Memleben, in what is now Saxony-Anhalt, Henry was the son of Otto the Illustrious, Duke of Saxony,[1] and his wife Hedwiga, who was probably the daughter of Henry of Franconia. In 906 he married Hatheburg of Merseburg,[1] daughter of the Saxon count Erwin. She had previously been a nun. The marriage was annulled in 909 because her vows as a nun were deemed by the church to remain valid. She had already given birth to Henry\'s son Thankmar. The annulment placed a question mark over Thankmar\'s legitimacy. Later that year he married Matilda,[1] daughter of Dietrich of Ringelheim, Count in Westphalia. Matilda bore him three sons, one called Otto, and two daughters, Hedwig and Gerberga, and founded many religious institutions, including the Quedlinburg Abbey where Henry is buried. She was later canonized. Family and childrenMain article: Ottonian dynastyGerman royal dynastiesOttonian dynastyChronologyHenry Itab919 \\endash 936Otto Itab936 \\endash 973Otto IItab973 \\endash 983Otto IIItab983 \\endash 1002Henry IItab1002 \\endash 1024FamilyOttonian dynasty family treeFamily tree of the German monarchsCategory:Ottonian dynastySuccessionPreceded by Conradine dynastyFollowed by Salian dynastyAs the first Saxon king of East Francia, Henry was the founder of the Ottonian dynasty. He and his descendants ruled East Francia, and later the Holy Roman Empire, from 919 until 1024.Numerous sources cited in article.Henry had two wives and at least six children. With Hatheburg: Thankmar (908\\endash 938) \\endash rebelled against his half-brother Otto and was killed in battle in 938 With Matilda: Hedwig (910\\endash 965) \\endash wife of West Francia\'s powerful Robertian duke Hugh the Great, mother of Hugh Capet, King of West Francia Otto I (912\\endash 973)[1] \\endash Duke of Saxony, King of East Francia and Holy Roman Emperor. In 929 Henry married Otto to Eadgyth, daughter of Edward the Elder, King of Wessex Gerberga (913\\endash 984) \\endash wife of (1) Duke Gilbert of Lotharingia and (2) King Louis IV of France Henry I (919\\endash 955) \\endash Duke of Bavaria Bruno (925\\endash 965) \\endash Archbishop of Cologne and Duke of Lotharingia and regent of West Francia |
MATHILDE Königin des ostfränkischen Reich