Otto Establishes Saint Maurice Monastery
Otto the Great founded a monastery dedicated to Saint Maurice at Magdeburg and made the settlement an important Ottonian centre.
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Otto I the Great Biography and Timeline
Follow Otto I the Great through 3 dated historical records for Germany.
Otto I the Great, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
3Distinct records
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937–973Years on this page
937
968
Magdeburg Elevated To Archbishopric
Otto I secured the establishment of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg to support the eastern missions of the medieval German church.
973
Otto Buried In Magdeburg Cathedral
Otto the Great was buried at Magdeburg where his patronage had transformed the town into a major royal and ecclesiastical centre.
Records, sources and methodology
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