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  1. Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
    Otto IV, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor
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  2. Otto IV 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 of civil war. The death of his rival, Philip of Swabia, in 1208 left him sole king of Germany.
    Born1175
    Died19 May 1218 (aged 42–43) · Harzburg
    SpousesBeatrice of Hohenstaufen (m. 1209 or 1212; d. 1212) · Maria of Brabant (m. 1214)
    Career

    Otto was the third son of Henry the Lion, Duke of Bavaria and Duke of Saxony, by his wife Matilda of England. His exact birthplace is not given by any original source. He grew up in England in the care of his maternal grandfather… 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

    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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