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Ottonian dynasty
The Ottonian dynasty, also called the Liudolfings, was a Saxon family that ruled East Francia, later Germany, from 919 to 1024. Henry the Fowler was the first king, and his son Otto I defeated the Magyars at the Lechfeld in 955 and was crowned emperor in 962. Otto II, Otto III and Henry II followed. Their reign saw a flowering of art and learning known as the Ottonian Renaissance.
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