Jens Notroff
There probably are not my places in German where heading back into the Late #MiddleAges is easier than in #Quedlinburg. Take #Finkenherd No. 1 for instance: Originally built in the early 16th century, sometime between 1500 and 1540, this house is not only a nice little gem of architecture history …
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The very same address also marks another important spot in German history. At least according legend, it was here where bird-hunting #HenryTheFowler, Duke of Saxony, was surprised by messengers sent to offer him the crown in 919, making him the first non-Frankish king of East Francia.
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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 …
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… with limited success, though: Heinrich's tomb, after a long and changeful history, was empty. #Matilda​'s burial, however, remained there inside the #crypt underneath #Quedlinburg​'s conventual church St Servatius: media.domschatzquedlinburg.de/detailseite/...
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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...

The emperor's body. Identity o...
The emperor's body. Identity of the mortal remains found in the sarcophagus of Otto the Great confirmed

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(Sigh, any copy editor certainly would love the fun going through my social media posts typed on that tiny smartphone keyboard. 🙄 - delete "my", insert "many" / delete "German", insert "Germany".)