Henry the Fowler -, King of Germany

Abt 876 - 936  (~ 60 years)

• Name	Henry the Fowler -  [1]
  Suffix	King of Germany
  Born	Abt 876	Memleben, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Biography	He was the Duke of Saxony from 912 and German king from 919 until his death. He was the fist of the Ottonian Dynasty of German Kings and Emperors. He is also thought of as the first German King. He got the name Fowler because when he found out he was to become King he had been fixing his birding nets.
  Died	2 Jul 936	Memleben   [1]
  	He died of a cerebral stroke.
  Person ID	I3196	Our Family
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Otto -, I, Duke of Saxony,   b. Abt 851,   d. 30 Nov 912  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Mother	Hedwiga -
  Married	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F1119	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hatheburg -
  Married	906  [1]
  Divorced	909
  Children	1. Thankmar -,   b. Abt 908,   d. 28 Jul 938  (Age ~ 30 years)
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F1116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Saint Matilda of Ringelheim -, Queen of Germany,   b. Abt 895, Enger, Duchy of Saxony, East Francia ,   d. 14 Mar 968, Quedlinburg, Duchy of Saxony, Germany  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Married	909	Wallhausen, Germany   [1]
  Children	1. Hedwig of Saxony -,   b. Abt 910,   d. 10 May 965  (Age ~ 55 years)   2. Otto -, I, Holy Roman Emperor,   b. 23 Nov 912, Wallhausen, Germany ,   d. 7 May 973, Memleben, Germany  (Age 60 years)   3. Gerberga of Saxony -,   b. Abt 913,   d. 5 May 984  (Age ~ 71 years)   4. Henry -, I, Duke of Bavaria,   b. Abt 920,   d. 1 Nov 955  (Age ~ 35 years)   5. Bruno the Great -, Archbishop of Cologne,   b. 925,   d. 965  (Age 40 years)
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F1115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 876 - Memleben, Germany Died - 2 Jul 936 - Memleben  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Henry the Fowler King of Gernamy and Saint Matilda from the 13th century Chronica Sancti Pantaleonis

  
  

• Sources

  [S249] Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_the_Fowler [S249] Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedwiga