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Otto I, Duke of Bavaria

1120 - 1183

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Otto I (1117 – 11 July 1183), called the Redhead (German: der Rotkopf), was Duke of Bavaria from 1180 until his death. He was the first Bavarian ruler from the House of Wittelsbach, a dynasty which reigned until the abdication of King Ludwig III of Bavaria in the German Revolution of 1918. A scion of the House of Wittelsbach, which had ruled as Counts of Scheyern in Upper Bavaria since the 11th century, Otto was a close ally of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa from the Hohenstaufen dynasty. As Otto VI, he ruled as Count Palatine of Bavaria from 1156 to 1180. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Otto I, Duke of Bavaria is the 3,107th most popular politician (up from 3,331st in 2019), the 807th most popular biography from Germany (up from 900th in 2019) and the 227th most popular German Politician.

Otto I, Duke of Bavaria is most famous for being the first Holy Roman Emperor. He was born in 912 and died in 973. Otto I was the son of Henry the Fowler, King of Germany, and the grandson of Otto I, King of East Francia.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Otto I, Duke of Bavaria ranks 3,107 out of 19,576. Before him are Hissène Habré, Eric I of Denmark, Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Victor, Eadred, and Gabriel Bethlen. After him are Atossa, Sisavang Vatthana, David of Trebizond, Robert IV of Sablé, Emperor Wen of Han, and Valdemar III of Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1120, Otto I, Duke of Bavaria ranks 3. Before him are Louis VII of France, and Eric IX of Sweden. After him are Bolesław IV the Curly, Helmold, Philip of Milly, Eysteinn Erlendsson, Christina of Denmark, Queen of Sweden, Gertrude of Babenberg, Duchess of Bohemia, and Ermengarde, Viscountess of Narbonne. Among people deceased in 1183, Otto I, Duke of Bavaria ranks 3. Before him are Alexios II Komnenos, and Henry the Young King. After him are Peter I of Courtenay, Antipope Innocent III, and Elisabeth, Countess of Vermandois.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Otto I, Duke of Bavaria ranks 807 out of 7,253. Before him are Johann Joachim Becher (1635), Georg Ernst Stahl (1659), Wilhelm Cuno (1876), Princess Louise of Prussia (1838), David Strauss (1808), and Richard von Krafft-Ebing (1840). After him are James Last (1929), Rudolf Otto (1869), Georg Jellinek (1851), Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony (1722), Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1700), and Peter Kürten (1883).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Otto I, Duke of Bavaria ranks 227. Before him are Amalie Auguste of Bavaria (1801), Artur Axmann (1913), Anthony of Saxony (1755), Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (1828), Wilhelm Cuno (1876), and Princess Louise of Prussia (1838). After him are Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony (1722), Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1700), Frederick Augustus III of Saxony (1865), Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1851), Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (1636), and Ludwig Quidde (1858).

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