Otto I of Olomouc

Otto I
Otto I
Prince of Olomouc
Born	1045
Died	9 June 1087
Noble family	Přemyslid dynasty
Spouse(s)	Euphemia of Hungary
Issue	Svatopluk, Duke of Bohemia; Otto II the Black
Father	Bretislav I
Mother	Judith of Schweinfurt

Otto I (1045 – 9 June 1087), known as Otto the Fair (Czech: Ota Sličný), a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was Prince of Olomouc in Moravia from 1061 until his death.

He was the youngest son of the Bohemian duke Bretislav I and his wife Judith of Schweinfurt. After his father's death in 1055, his older brother was crowned as Duke Spytihněv II of Bohemia. Otto ruled as a Přemyslid prince in Brno, but after struggles with his brother Vratislaus of Olomouc, he took refuge in Prague. When in 1061 Spytihněv died and his brother Vratislaus was crowned duke, Otto took over the government of the Olomouc principality. Like his brothers Conrad and Bishop Jaromír of Prague, he strongly resisted against Duke Vratislaus' centralised rule.

Otto married Euphemia, a daughter of King Béla I of Hungary, before 1073. His sons were:

Svatopluk, Duke of Bohemia (d. 1109)
Otto II the Black (d. 1126)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Otto I of Olomouc

16. Boleslaus I of Bohemia

8. Boleslaus II of Bohemia

17. Biagota (?)

4. Oldřich of Bohemia

9. Emma of Mělník

2. Bretislaus I of Bohemia

10. Křesina

5. Božena

1. Otto I of Olomouc

12. Berthold of Schweinfurt

6. Henry of Schweinfurt

13. Eilika of Walbeck

3. Judith of Schweinfurt

14. Otto II of Henneberg

7. Gerberga of Henneberg

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