As Heinrich I. he established the #Ottonian dynasty of kings & emperors, making him the founder of the medieval German "state" to some - with mandatory nationalist consequences, like e.g. the Nazis digging for lost emperors, indeed here in #Quedlinburg …

Just in case you're really curious about #Ottonian​s and Holy Roman Emperors following the path Heinrich laid out, you're surely interested in these latest findings around #OttoTheGreat​'s (Matilda's & Heinrich's son, † 973) grave in #Magdeburg Cathedral: nachrichten.idw-online.de/2026/03/20/t...

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As Heinrich I. he established the #Ottonian dynasty of kings & emperors, making him the founder of the medieval German "state" to some - with mandatory nationalist consequences, like e.g. the Nazis digging for lost emperors, indeed here in #Quedlinburg …