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  Worldroots.com
976, Otto I of Swabia, Duke of Bavaria
1180 Wittelsbach, Otto I of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria
1347 Wittelsbach, Otto V the Bavarian, Duke of Bavaria
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 Otto I, the Great
Otto's younger brother Henry and the unruly Duke Eiselbert of Lorraine raised the banner of insurrection.
Otto's son Ludolph was the spirit of the new uprising.
Otto chose Magdeburg, for which he had a special attachment, as the local centre of this new civilization, and raised it to an archbishopric.
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 Cologne
Following the tradition of their princely house, these five archbishops were intensely loyal to the Church, and upheld Catholicism in the archdiocese, which, however, had lost 122 parishes in consequence of the Reformation.
However, in consequence of the repeated union of several bishoprics in the hands of these Bavarian prelates, the political administration of the territory was held to be of primary, its religious government of secondary, importance.
v.), nominated Eulogius Schneider as professor in the Academy of Bonn, which he raised to the rank of a University in 1786, and instituted reforms similar to those enacted by his brother, the Emperor Joseph II, in Austria.
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 S Y N T H E S I S - The Achievements of Otto the Great
Otto’s new role as King of Germany was put to the test twice within the first three years of his reign, and the Bavarian (938) and Franconian (939) rebellions - led by Arnulf and Everard respectively - forced Otto to react swiftly.
Otto the Great “did not consider that a learned career was incompatible with governmental responsibility”[9], and it is possible to compare the constitutional tenets of his reign with those of the Shi’ite mullahs in modern-day Iran.
Otto then agreed to sign the original pact on the condition that a Pope could not be consecrated until he had given his oath of loyalty to the Emperor himself.
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 Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Otto established the archbishopric of Magdeburg (968) and other sees as centers of civilization in the conquered lands.
When Pope John XII appealed to Otto for aid against Berengar, Otto invaded Italy a second time, defeated Berengar, and was crowned emperor by the pope in 962.
Otto II established the Eastern March (Austria) under the Babenbergs as a military outpost but was defeated by the Saracens in his efforts to secure southern Italy.
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 Worldroots.com
Wittelsbach, Albert V of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria
Wittelsbach, Otto I of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria
Wittelsbach, Otto III of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria
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 Bavarian history
According to a widespread theory, the Bavarian tribe had descended from the Romans who remained in the country, the original Celtic population and the Germanic invaders.
Although the Bavarian Landtag initially rejected the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany on the grounds that federalism was not sufficiently strongly expressed in it, it nevertheless decided to concede to the basic law, provided the majority of the other states accept it.
Bavarian Wars of Succession: the Innviertel (territory between rivers Danube, Inn, Salzach and Traun) was ceded to Austria.
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 Holy Roman Empire Association
In 962, Otto I of Germany and Pope John XII cooperated in a second revival.
During the reigns of Henry IV and Henry V in the late 11th and early 12th centuries, the papacy was influenced by a powerful reform movement that demanded an end to lay domination.
His great-grandson, the Emperor Charles V (1500-1558) united in his person the Imperial Crown, the hugely wealthy Duchies of Burgundy and Brabant, the Duchy of Milan, the Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily and the Crown of Spain.
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In 1180, with the trial of Henry the Lion, Otto I Wittelsbach became Duke of Bavaria and Munich was handed over to the bishop of Freising.
In 1240 Munich itself was transferred to Otto II Wittelsbach and in 1255, when the dukedom of Bavaria was split in two, Munich became the ducal residence of Upper Bavaria.
The city's first academic institution, the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, was founded in 1759 by Maximilian III Joseph.
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 Otto of Greece
Otto of Wittelsbach, Prince of Bavaria and King of Greece (Salzburg, June 1, 1815 - Bamberg, July 26, 1867) was made the first modern king of Greece in 1832 under the Convention of London, whereby Greece became a new independent kingdom under the protection of the United Kingdom, France and Russia.
Through his ancestor the Bavarian Duke John II Wittelsbach, Otto was a descendant of the Greek Imperial dynasties of Comnenos and Laskaris.
Although King Otto tried to function as an absolute monarch, as Thomas Gallant writes, he "was neither ruthless enough to be feared, nor compassionate enough to be loved, nor competent enough to be respected." 2 By 1843 public dissatisfaction with him had reached crisis proportions and there were demands for a constitution.
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 OTTO - Online Information article about OTTO
With the grant of the constitution Otto's troubles increased.
Crimean War, which led to a second occupation of the Peiraeus, Otto was not responsible; his consent had been given under protest as a concession to popular clamour.
Konig Ottos von Griechenland and sein Sturz " (in Preuss.
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 History of the Christian Church, Volume V: The Middle Ages. A.D. 1049-1294.
Otto von Freising calls him " singularitatis amator, novitatis cupidus, " and ranks him with those characters who are apt to produce heresies and to make schismatic disturbances.
Hefele denies the errors ascribed to Arnold by Otto of Freising.
The Arnoldists continued for some time to defend the doctrines of their master, and were declared heretics by a council of Verona, 1184, after which they disappeared.
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 CHAPTER I Our German History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Frederick V was driven from Bohemia in 1620 and, in 1623, was deprived of his German lands and electoral dignity, which were given to Bavaria.
For Years this picturesque wooded region of Bavarian Forest Bayerischer Wald was an isolated part of western-Europe, with its eastern boundary flanked by the Iron Curtain and the impenetrable dark density of the forest.
Together the uninterrupted expanses of the Bavarian and Bohemian forests are the largest in Europe, Villages of jumbled red roofs and onion- dome churches pepper the vast forest, which has largely buffered communities from further development.
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 Wittelsbach. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
In 1180 Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I invested Count Otto of Wittelsbach with the much-reduced duchy of Bavaria, of which he had deprived the Guelphic duke, Henry the Lion.
After Otto’s death (1253) the Wittelsbach possessions were divided between an elder branch, which received the Rhenish Palatinate and W Bavaria, and a younger branch, which received the rest.
Empress Elizabeth of Austria, wife of Francis Joseph, and Queen Elizabeth of the Belgians, consort of Albert I, issued from a collateral line of the dynasty, and the Wittelsbachs have intermarried for centuries with all the royal families of Europe.
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Azalus or Aezel, ancestor of the Azali; Uzal (v.
Bavarians, who descended from him, still use a lion on their coat of arms.
Leopold was appointed by Otto II of Germany as supreme ruler of the Austrian mark.
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 SparkNotes: Early Middle Ages (475-1000): Political Arrangements in Europe towards the Second Millennium
Upon hearing news of the revolt, Otto held a synod that deposed the Pope and appointed a new one.
Of course, his son Otto was able to build upon the local Saxon power base to the point where he no longer needed to tread so carefully around his ducal colleagues.
Assumption of this view by Otto's offspring, however, occurred during the same years that a Papacy under growing reformist influence would also articulate a view supporting theocracy, yet it was to be a Papal monarchy emanating from the Holy See.
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 Leman Homepage
The Bavarian pagans rebelled, and an evil heresy arose in the Lombard province of Verona.
Otto III (ruled 841-846) An ineffectual ruler The King of the Lombards refused to put down the heretics of Verona laughing at Otto's threats.
Otto VI First Holy Roman Emperor (ruled A.D. 990-) 5-3-3 Otto led his armies through the gates of Rome in the year of our Lord 994 in time to kneel by the ailing Pope's deathbed.
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 Mary Elizabeth Juengel, 1865-1960   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Otto H., a son, is 19 and was born in Missouri.
Otto was married at age 25 and Mary at age 24.
Her deceased husband's name was Otto Thoma, and the death certificate informant was her son Otto Thoma, who was living at 4948 and a half Fyler.
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 Castle Falkenstein - The Great Hall of Castle Falkenstein   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Although the family claims to have ruled the region before Otto I, it is difficult to distinguish historical fact from early legend.
Ludwig der Bayer (Ludwig the Bavarian) (1294-1347), Otto's great-great-grandson, was the first Wittelsbach to be elected King of the Germans (in 1314).
Kurfürst Karl Theodor (1777-1799), of the Palatine Wittelsbacher inherited the Bavarian throne.
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But since neither Philip nor Otto was willing to make sweeping concessions concerning Italy, Innocent began to organize those Italians who valued their civic independence and freedom from imperial taxes.
In France, the king, Philip Augustus, recovered from his humiliations at the hands of Innocent IV, to defeat Otto IV and King John in battle, seize Normandy, and organize a strong feudal state with the king as the acknowledged leader of his country.
Later, when faced by military defeat, Otto IV declared himself willing to make the sacrifice, after which he quickly obtained papal recognition and the considerable support of the Church in the civil war.
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 Ancestors and Family of Otto III of Germany
Son of the Holy Roman emperor Otto II and Empress Theophano, Otto III was elected German king in June 983 and crowned at Aachen in December, shortly after his father's death.
When Gregory V died (999), Otto had the Frenchman Gerbert of Aurillac, his former tutor who agreed with his concept of a theocratic emperor, installed as Pope Sylvester II.
In 1000 Otto made a pilgrimage to the tomb of the mystical archbishop Adelbert of Prague at Gniezno, which he established as the archbishopric of Poland.
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 Germany - QuickSeek Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Rising to the Zugspitze (9,721 ft/2,963 m) in the Bavarian Alps, the highest point in Germany, it consists of plateaus and forested mountains, e.g., the Black Forest, the highlands of Swabia, and the Bohemian Forest.
Conrad's reign was spent in struggles against the Magyars and against the rebellious dukes, one of whom (Henry the Fowler of Saxony) succeeded him in 918 as Henry I, beginning a century of Saxon rule.
Otto von Bismarck, who in 1862 took charge of Prussian policy, resolved on the course of creating a "Little Germany" (a Germany without Austria) under Prussian leadership.
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 Bavarian Royal Family
Otto ruled under the Regency of his uncle Prince Luitpold of Bavaria.
Marie Theresa succeeded her paternal uncle Duke Francis V of Modena as Heir-Gen of Charles I, King of England (i.e.
He renounced his rights to the Bavarian throne on 29 June 1914 although he was granted permission on 3 August 1914 to continue ad persona the right, title and rank of Prince of Bavaria.
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 Blitzkrieg Squad (Howling Commandos' opposite numbers)
Otto was a German who was skilled at playing the flute.
Otto would sometimes use his flute to disorient foes or lead them into traps.
Otto's choice of headgear was usually a toque, just as Gabe often wore.
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 ESPNsoccernet - Europe - Nurnberg v Borussia Dortmund Preview
And that slide needs to be halted should the Bavarian side wish to extend their stay in the top flight beyond one season, starting with the match against Borussia Dortmund.
Unsurprisingly, it was Marek Mintal who scored their solitary goal in Bielefeld last weekend and, had it not been for the Slovakian midfielder's 18 goals this season, Nurnberg may already be preparing for life back in the second division.
Otto Addo (muscular injury) and Jan Koller (lung infection) are also unavailable for selection.
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 RULERS OF GERMANY (DEUTSCHLAND)
Son of Liudolf of Swabia son of Otto I of Germany brother of Heinrich I
Daughter of Guillaume V of Aquitaine; wife of Heinrich VI; resigned, died 1077
Son of Benno of Northeim; married Richza, daughter of Otto II of Swabia, son of Ezzo of Lothringen by Mathilde, daughter of Otto II of Germany; deposed, died 1083
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 Louis V, Duke of Bavaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Louis V, Duke of Bavaria, called the Brandenburger (May 1315 – 18 September 1361 in Zorneding near Munich) (German: Ludwig V der Brandenburger, Herzog von Bayern, Markgraf von Brandenburg) was Duke of Bavaria, Margrave of Brandenburg and Count of Tyrol.
Louis V was the eldest son of Emperor Louis IV and a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty.
Louis V was Margrave of Brandenburg from 1323 onwards.
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 THE HOLOCAUST PROJECT - Selected Biographies - A
Abetz regarded antisemitism as a necessary means of undermining the grip of the army and Church in Vichy and suggested the expulsion of all emigrants and stateless Jews to the Free Zone.
Amann was sentenced to two and one-half years in prison by a Munich court on September 8, 1948, and two months later the Central-de-Nazification Court imposed ten years' labor camp on him as a "Major Offender." His property and holdings were expropriated in 1949 and he is said to have died in poverty in Munich.
AMBROS, OTTO Senior executive of I.G. Farben and former schoolmate of Heinrich Himmler.
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 WHKMLA : History of Germany : German Unification under Bismarck, 1862-1871
The Battle of Sedan was decided by Bavarian troops which forced the French into the fortress of Sedan.
Otto von Bismarck was a nobleman, raised in the spirit of Prussian Bureaucracy, in loyalty to Prussia and the Hohenzollern Dynasty.
In the FRANCO-GERMAN war (units from the southern German states fought on Prussia's side, and it was Bavarian troops that forced Napoleon's surrender at SEDAN) were victorious; France had to cede ALSACE-LORRAINE and to pay REPARATIONS of 5 million golden francs.
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