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12-30-2016, 01:13 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-30-2016, 01:14 AM by Seperallis.)
Previously posted by Hahk in the old thread.
>> Otto I "the Ill-Ruler" von Hapsburg <<
Duke of Austria and Upper Burgundy
Count of Aargau, Ostmarch, Znojmo, Steiermark (1093-1106), and Passau
Commander of Armies in the Holy Roman Empire
Born 1 Jan, 1060 : Died 1 April, 1117 (age 57)
![[Image: 4twtc2D.png]](http://i.imgur.com/4twtc2D.png)
It was the legacy his father left him that allowed Otto to succeed in life.
Due to the experience he gained fighting in the name of his father in Ostmarch, the Kaiser saw fit to offer Otto a position as Commander of the Holy Roman Armies. It was in 1091 when his liege required his services for the first time calling upon him to lead an army of 8,000 men against the Duke of Verona, Gebhard "the Bold" and his foolish uprising. In the summer he and his men marched from the Alps to meet their enemy on the field of battle, Otto riding as head of the vanguard. In Treviso they met the army of Gebhard, some 6,000 men strong, and slew their foes forcing Gebhard to retreat. Then again they marched this time for Verona where they laid siege to Gebhard's castle. For two long years the siege lasted and Gebhard was forced to surrender at the hands of Otto.
He returned victorious to the province of Ostmarch and held a festival in honor of his victory. He had no time to rest however, as his Chancellor had brought news the same hour of his arrival that the Lords of Steiermark were ready to support his rule. The following week his armies were again marching south. They encountered little resistance from the local levies and within the month Otto had seized the throne of the small province.
Again he returned home victorious, this time to his wife and his familial castle of Habsburg in Aargau. However, upon his return he was informed that his mother had fallen ill and had less than a year to live if god willed. In 1095 she passed in her sleep and a grief stricken Otto was again asked to lead the armies of his liege. He spent the following year fighting secessionists eventually slaying the leader of the Italian Liberation Revolt. He spent the next twelve years fighting the enemies of his liege, and Christendom, in the Holy Land as the leader of 12,000 men.
Upon his return in 1107 he declared war against the Duke of Bavaria, fighting for the claim to the County of Passau. It was two years later that Otto met the Duke of Bavaria to agree to peace terms. Otto walked away with the rights to rule over the people of Passau. He then proclaimed the Duchy of Austria, finalizing his father's goal of protecting their family from the French threat in the West. The following summer, Otto married his two oldest daughters to young royals: Richenza, his firstborn, was married to the newly crowned King of Navarra and Amalie, his third born, was married to the Duke of Transylvania. In 1110 he returned to fight in the Holy Land by command of the Kaiser, where he led 10,000 men in defense of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. In 1112 he was grievously injured in a fight against a Secessionist army, and was permanently crippled.
He returned home in 1113 to prepare his armies again for a fight against the King of Bohemia. Seeing that the Bohemian ruler outnumbered his own forces, Otto was in a predicament. A solution to this issue came in 1114 when he was advised the newly crowned King of France was without a bride. With this knowledge he sent a rider to offer his youngest daughter's hand in marriage to the juvenile King. The King accepted, and an alliance was forged, one Otto intended to use to defeat the Bohemians. Having secured the support of the powerful French armies, he sent his declaration of war and, his son marched into battle in his stead.
![[Image: SH73eDS.png]](http://i.imgur.com/SH73eDS.png)
Between the might of the Austrian and French armies the Bohemians were completely routed. Within two years the war had ended and the province of Znojmo was under Austrian rule. Alas Duke Otto did not live to see the great victory his son had won for him. Shortly before the armies returned home with the news of victory Otto died due to infection and complication from his battle wound.
He passed on his realm to his son, Otto II.
![[Image: 2gIp6J0.png]](http://i.imgur.com/2gIp6J0.png)
(I forgot to screenshot a bunch of stuff I meant to... so yeah.)
>> Otto I "the Ill-Ruler" von Hapsburg <<
Duke of Austria and Upper Burgundy
Count of Aargau, Ostmarch, Znojmo, Steiermark (1093-1106), and Passau
Commander of Armies in the Holy Roman Empire
Born 1 Jan, 1060 : Died 1 April, 1117 (age 57)
It was the legacy his father left him that allowed Otto to succeed in life.
Due to the experience he gained fighting in the name of his father in Ostmarch, the Kaiser saw fit to offer Otto a position as Commander of the Holy Roman Armies. It was in 1091 when his liege required his services for the first time calling upon him to lead an army of 8,000 men against the Duke of Verona, Gebhard "the Bold" and his foolish uprising. In the summer he and his men marched from the Alps to meet their enemy on the field of battle, Otto riding as head of the vanguard. In Treviso they met the army of Gebhard, some 6,000 men strong, and slew their foes forcing Gebhard to retreat. Then again they marched this time for Verona where they laid siege to Gebhard's castle. For two long years the siege lasted and Gebhard was forced to surrender at the hands of Otto.
He returned victorious to the province of Ostmarch and held a festival in honor of his victory. He had no time to rest however, as his Chancellor had brought news the same hour of his arrival that the Lords of Steiermark were ready to support his rule. The following week his armies were again marching south. They encountered little resistance from the local levies and within the month Otto had seized the throne of the small province.
Again he returned home victorious, this time to his wife and his familial castle of Habsburg in Aargau. However, upon his return he was informed that his mother had fallen ill and had less than a year to live if god willed. In 1095 she passed in her sleep and a grief stricken Otto was again asked to lead the armies of his liege. He spent the following year fighting secessionists eventually slaying the leader of the Italian Liberation Revolt. He spent the next twelve years fighting the enemies of his liege, and Christendom, in the Holy Land as the leader of 12,000 men.
Upon his return in 1107 he declared war against the Duke of Bavaria, fighting for the claim to the County of Passau. It was two years later that Otto met the Duke of Bavaria to agree to peace terms. Otto walked away with the rights to rule over the people of Passau. He then proclaimed the Duchy of Austria, finalizing his father's goal of protecting their family from the French threat in the West. The following summer, Otto married his two oldest daughters to young royals: Richenza, his firstborn, was married to the newly crowned King of Navarra and Amalie, his third born, was married to the Duke of Transylvania. In 1110 he returned to fight in the Holy Land by command of the Kaiser, where he led 10,000 men in defense of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. In 1112 he was grievously injured in a fight against a Secessionist army, and was permanently crippled.
He returned home in 1113 to prepare his armies again for a fight against the King of Bohemia. Seeing that the Bohemian ruler outnumbered his own forces, Otto was in a predicament. A solution to this issue came in 1114 when he was advised the newly crowned King of France was without a bride. With this knowledge he sent a rider to offer his youngest daughter's hand in marriage to the juvenile King. The King accepted, and an alliance was forged, one Otto intended to use to defeat the Bohemians. Having secured the support of the powerful French armies, he sent his declaration of war and, his son marched into battle in his stead.
Between the might of the Austrian and French armies the Bohemians were completely routed. Within two years the war had ended and the province of Znojmo was under Austrian rule. Alas Duke Otto did not live to see the great victory his son had won for him. Shortly before the armies returned home with the news of victory Otto died due to infection and complication from his battle wound.
He passed on his realm to his son, Otto II.
(I forgot to screenshot a bunch of stuff I meant to... so yeah.)