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- Duke of Burgundy
Otton de Bourgogne, Duke of Burgundy, Count of Auxerre, was born circa 945 to Hugh the Great (898-956) and Hadwig von Sachsen (c917-959) and died 22 February 965 of unspecified causes. He married Liegearde de Chalon (-aft958) 955 JL .
Otto of Burgundy was Duke of Burgundy from 956 to his death.[1])
Otto was a son of Hugh the Great, duke of the Franks, and his wife Hadwig von Sachsen (c917-959), a sister of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor. He was a brother of King Hugh Capet of France.[2]
He became duke through his wife Liutgarde, daughter of Gilbert, Duke of Burgundy|Gilbert, who held most of the counties of Burgundy.
As he had no known descendants, his brother, Henry I, Duke of Burgundy, succeeded him as Duke of Burgundy.
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Beatrice de France (c938-aft987) | 938 | 978 | Frederick of Bar (?-978) |
| Hugh Capet, King of France (c940-996) | 940 Paris, France | 24 October 996 Paris, France | Adelaide of Aquitaine (c945-1004) |
| Emma de France (?-968) | 943 | 19 March 968 | Richard I, Duke of Normandy (933-996) |
| Otton de Bourgogne (c945-965) | 945 | 22 February 965 | Liegearde de Chalon (-aft958) |
| Henri I de Bourgogne (c948-1002) | 948 | 15 October 1002 | Gerberga de Macon (?-c988) Garsende de Gascogne (c977-) Mahaut de Chalon (?-1019) |
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Heribert of Auxerre (?-994) | 994 | ||
See Also
- Charlemagne Family Ancestry
- wikipedia:en:Otto, Duke of Burgundy
- Capetian Kings - Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
References
- ^ Dixon-Hartland, Sir Frederick (1854). A chronological dictionary: or index to the genealogical chart of the royal and distinguished houses of Europe. C. & E. Layton. p. 88.
- ^ Rosenwein, Barbara H. (2009). A short history of the Middle Ages. Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-1-4426-0104-8.
| Preceded by Gilbert, Duke of Burgundy (father-in-law) |
Duke of Burgundy 955-965 |
Succeeded by Henry I, Duke of Burgundy (brother) |