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King Henry the Fowler dies in his royal palace in Memleben. He is succeeded by his son Otto I, who becomes the ruler of East Francia.
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Henry the Fowler
King of East Francia from 919 to 936
Henry the Fowler was the duke of Saxony from 912 and the king of East Francia from 919 until his death in 936. As the first non-Frankish king of East Francia, he established the Ottonian dynasty of kings and emperors, and he is generally considered to be the founder of the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kaiserpfalz
Palaces throughout the Holy Roman Empire which served as temporary seats for the Emperor
The term Kaiserpfalz or Königspfalz refers to a number of palaces and castles across the Holy Roman Empire that served as temporary seats of power for the Holy Roman Emperor in the Early and High Middle Ages.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Memleben
Ortsteil of Kaiserpfalz in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Memleben is a village and part of the Kaiserpfalz municipality of the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is known for former Memleben Abbey, the site of a medieval Kaiserpfalz.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Otto the Great
Holy Roman Emperor from 962 to 973
Otto I, known as Otto the Great or Otto of Saxony, was East Frankish (German) king from 936 and Holy Roman Emperor from 962 until his death in 973. He was the eldest son of Henry the Fowler and Matilda of Ringelheim.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
East Francia
Country in Western Europe (843–962)
East Francia or the Kingdom of the East Franks was a successor state of Charlemagne's empire created in 843 and ruled by the Carolingian dynasty until 911. It was established through the Treaty of Verdun (843) which divided the former empire of Francia into three kingdoms:…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)