Emperor Otto I the Great at the North Sea 948 AD Woodcut from 1862

Description: Otto I on the North Sea in 948 AD. Original wood engraving from 1862 (not a reprint) Sheet size approx. 26.5 x 20 cm, unprinted on the back. Condition: Sheet slightly stained due to age, otherwise good - see scan! If you have any questions, please send a mail.Please also note my other offers! Here are more motifs about German history!I offer many more color prints, wood engravings, steel engravings and lithographs - please use the SHOP search. Shipping costs are only charged once if you purchase multiple items! Documentation: Otto I the Great (* 23. November 912; † 7. May 973 in Memleben) from the Liudolfinger family was Duke of Saxony and King of the East Frankish Empire (regnum francorum orientalium) from 936, King of Italy from 951 and Roman-German Emperor from 962. During the first half of his long reign, Otto enforced the indivisibility of the kingdom and his decision-making power in the allocation of offices. In doing so, he intervened deeply in the existing power structure of the nobility. The most serious uprisings came from members of the royal family themselves. Otto's brother Heinrich and his son Liudolf claimed a right to share in the royal rule. Otto emerged victorious from each uprising. His victory in the Battle of Lechfeld in 955 over the Hungarians not only ended their invasions, but also the revolts of the empire's greats against the king. In addition, he gained the reputation of being a savior of Christianity, especially since he achieved a victory over the Slavs in the same year. As a result, a cultural heyday began that became known as the Ottonian Renaissance. In 961 he conquered the Kingdom of Italy and expanded his empire north, east and into southern Italy, where he came into conflict with Byzantium. Nevertheless, with recourse to Charlemagne's imperial idea, he allowed Pope John crowned emperor in Rome, and finally he even managed to reach an agreement with the Byzantine emperor and marry his son Otto II. with his niece Theophanu. In 968 he founded an archbishopric in Magdeburg, the city that is linked to his afterlife like no other. For Otto, the archbishopric was the decisive prerequisite for the Christianization of the Slavs. The nickname “the Great” has been a fixed attribute of the name at least since the medieval historian Otto von Freising. Widukind von Corvey already called him totius orbis caput, the “head of the whole world”.Source: Wikipedia Otto I the Great (* 23. November 912; † 7. May 973 in Memleben) from the Liudolfinger family was Duke of Saxony and King of the East Frankish Empire (regnum francorum orientalium) from 936, King of Italy from 951 and Roman-German Emperor from 962. During the first half of his long reign, Otto enforced the indivisibility of the kingdom and his decision-making power in the allocation of offices. In doing so, he intervened deeply in the existing power structure of the nobility. The most serious uprisings came from members of the royal family themselves. Otto's brother Heinrich and his son Liudolf claimed a right to share in the royal rule. Otto emerged victorious from each uprising. His victory in the Battle of Lechfeld in 955 over the Hungarians not only ended their invasions, but also the

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