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  1. Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
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  2. Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia

    • Otto IV (1175 – 19 May 1218) was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 until his death in 1218. Otto spent most of his early life in England and France. He was a follower of his uncle Richard the Lionheart, who made him Count of Poitou in 1196. With Richard's support, he was elected King of Germany by one faction in a disputed election in 1198, sparking ten years o… See more

    Career

    Otto was the third son of Henry the Lion, Duke of Bavaria and Duke of Saxony, by his wife Matilda of England. His … See more

    Family

    Otto was related to every other King of Germany. He married twice:
    1. 1209 or 1212 to Beatrice of Swabia, daughter of the German King Philip of Swabia and Irene Angelina.
    2. 19 May 1214, in … See more

    Born1175
    Died19 May 1218 (aged 42–43) · Harzburg
    SpousesBeatrice of Hohenstaufen (m. 1209 or 1212; d. 1212) · Maria of Brabant (m. 1214)
    Notes

    1. ^ Although Frederick II was crowned King of the Romans, King of Sicily, King of Jerusalem and Holy Roman Emperor, he was never crowned King of Italy at Pavia, Monza or Milan during his lifetime – see Sismondi's … See more

    Further reading

    • Murray, Alan (1994). "Richard the Lionheart, Otto of Brunswick and the Earldom of York: Northern England and the Angevin Succession, 1190–91". Medieval Yorkshire. 23: 5–12. See more

     
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