Family of Otto IV and Beatrice of HOHENSTAUFEN
Name: |
Otto IV |
Sex: |
Male |
Father: |
Henry (c. 1150- ) |
Mother: |
Mathilda PLANTAGENET (c. 1155- ) |
Father (2): |
Henry (1129-1195) |
Mother (2): |
Mathilda of ENGLAND (c. 1152- ) |
Birth |
1175 |
|
Occupation |
|
Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire |
Title |
frm 1198 to 1209 (age 22-34) |
King of the Romans |
Title |
|
Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire |
Title |
frm 1208 to 1212 (age 32-37) |
King of Italy |
Title |
frm 1208 to 1215 (age 32-40) |
King of Burgundy |
Death |
19 May 1218 (age 42-43) |
Harzburg |
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Cause: beaten to death |
Burial |
|
Brunswick Cathedral |
Wife: Beatrice of HOHENSTAUFEN
Note on Husband: Otto IV
Otto IV of Brunswick (1175 – May 19, 1218) was one of two rival kings of the Holy Roman Empire from 1198 on, sole king from 1208 on, and emperor from 1209 on. The only king of the Welf dynasty, he incurred the wrath of Pope Innocent III and was excommunicated in 1215.