Henry the Fowler, King of East Francia

876 - 936  (~ 59 years)

• Name	Henry the Fowler   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Suffix	King of East Francia
  Birth	Abt. 7 Jul 876	Memleben, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany   [2, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Heinrich der Finkler  [2]
  Also Known As	Heinrich der Vogler  [2]
  Also Known As	Henricus Auceps  [2]
  Also Known As	Saxo Heimricus  [2]
  Annulment	909  [2, 9]
  Fact	founder of the Ottonian dynasty  [2]
  Military	919  [2]
  	Battle of Püchen
  Military	4 Sep 929	Lenzen, Prignitz, Brandenburg, Germany   [2]
  	Battle of Lenzen
  Military	15 Mar 933  [2]
  	Battle of Riade
  Title	30 Nov 912-2 Jul 936  [2, 5, 9]
  	Duke of Saxony
  Title	24 May 919-2 July 936  [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  	King of East Francia
  Death	2 Jul 936	Memleben, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany   [2, 8]
  Burial	Quedlinburg Abbey, Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany   [2]
  Person ID	I1381	Trastámara Genealogy
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Otto the Illustrious, Duke of Saxony,   b. Abt. 851, Saxony, Germany d. 30 Nov 912, Walhausen, Cochem-Zell, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (Age ~ 61 years)
  Mother	Hedwig of Babenberg, Duchess of Saxony   d. 24 Dec 903
  Marriage	Abt. 873  [5]
  Family ID	F542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hatheburg of Merseburg,   b. 876   d. Aft. 909 (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	906  [2, 7]
  Children	1. Thankmar of East Francia,   b. 908   d. 938 (Age 30 years)
  Family ID	F669	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Matilda of Ringelheim, Queen of Germany,   b. Abt. 892, Enger, Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany d. 14 Mar 968, Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (Age ~ 76 years)
  Marriage	909  [9]
  Children	+ 1. Hedwig of Saxony,   b. Abt. 910, Memleben, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany d. Aft. 958 (Age ~ 49 years)   2. Otto the Great, Holy Roman Emperor,   b. 912   d. 973 (Age 61 years)   3. Gerberga of Saxony, Queen of France,   b. 913, Memleben, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany d. 984 (Age 71 years)   4. Henry I of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria,   b. 919   d. 955 (Age 36 years)   5. Bruno the Great, Archbishop of Cologne,   b. 925   d. 965 (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

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• Sources

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