Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 to 1218
Person human Q151457
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
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Summary

Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor was born on January 1, 1175[1], in Brunswick[2]. He died on May 19, 1218[3], in Harzburg[4]. He worked as a monarch[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,073 views/month, #7,064 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Place of death: Bad Harzburg[7]
  • Place of burial: Brunswick Cathedral[8]
  • Father: Henry the Lion[9]
  • Mother: Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony[10]
  • Spouse: Beatrice of Swabia[11], Maria of Brabant[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Germany[13]
  • Position held: Holy Roman Emperor[14], King of the Romans[15], Duke of Swabia[16]
  • Religion or worldview: Christianity[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Family: House of Welf[19]
  • Noble title: duke[20]
  • Commons category: Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor[21]
  • Cause of death: dysentery[22]
  • Given name: Otto[23]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor[24]
  • Commons gallery: Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor[25]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[26]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[27], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[28], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[31], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[32], Vlastenský slovník historický[33], Regesta Imperii[34], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], Regesta Imperii VII[36], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[37], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[38], New International Encyclopedia[39]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[40]
  • Commons Creator page: Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor[41]
  • Different from: Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal[42]
  • Number of children: 0[43]
  • Sibling: Gertrude of Bavaria[44], Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine[45], William of Luneburg[46], Matilda of Saxony[47], son von Sachsen[48]

Why It Matters

Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

Where was Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor born?

Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor was born in Brunswick[2].

Where did Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor die?

Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor died in Harzburg[4].

Who were Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor's parents?

Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor's father was Henry the Lion[9]. Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor's mother was Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony[10].

Who was Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor married to?

Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor's spouses include Beatrice of Swabia[11] and Maria of Brabant[12].

What did Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor do for work?

Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor worked as a monarch[5].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  3. [7] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] ↑ . Q24469636. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Q24469636. wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Q75653886. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Q75653886. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [1] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  33. [34] ↑ . regesta-imperii.de. regesta-imperii.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . regesta-imperii.de. regesta-imperii.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  44. [45] ↑ . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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