Odo Ier (margrave of the Walk of the East saxonne)
Odo Ier , known also under the name of Hodo Ier , was born towards 930 and died the March 13rd 993. It was Margrave Marche of the East saxonne of 965 until its death.
Biography
According to the genealogists, Odo was undoubtedly a son of Hidda and Christian de Thuringe. Odo received the Comté Serimuntgau of the hands of Thietmar I {{er}} of Misnie, which was certainly a son of Hidda. Odo was buried with Nienburg where Thietmar had founded a monastery. This indicates that there were certainly family ties between the two men.In 965, Gero Large the, probably the uncle d' Odo, died and its large walk (the Marca Geronis ) was divided into five smaller steps. Odo received the Marche of the East. Later, Odo also received the county of the area of Nizizi. Odo appeared for the first time in the documents with the title of marchio (margrave) in 974, although it obtained its walk (officially a county) in 965. The same year (974), Odo was made Count of Nordthürnigau.
Odo had entered in war with Mieszko I {{er}} of Poland at the end of the years 960. Distance the Mezzogiorno where it remained, the emperor Othon I {{er}} ordered to the two men to cease the hostilities and to await its arbitration. The Chroniqueur Dithmar de Mersebourg pays, apparently with much pleasure, that the reputation of Odo was such as Mieszko “would never have dared, carrying its fur coat, to enter a house where the margrave was, or to remain sitted whereas the margrave put herself upright”. In 972 (or 979), wanting to force Mieszko to pay a tribute for the territory being between the Oder and the Warta, Odo crossed Oder and invades the area. The June 24th 972 (or 979), its army is beaten by the Polish led by Mieszko Ier (Bataille of Cedynia).
In 993, Gero II succeeded to him.
Odo left a son, Siegfried, which became monk with Nienburg. After the death of his father, it gave up the religious life to claim, without success, the heritage of his father. He anyway became count in 1018. In 1030, it and combined with Mieszko II of Poland.
Sources
- Reuter, Timothy. Germany in the Early Middle Old 800– 1056 . New York: Longman, 1991.
- Thompson, James Westfall. Feudal Germany, Volume II . New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1928.
- Foundation of medieval genealogy: Nobility off Meissen.