For the: later successor of Charles of Lorraine, see Otto, Duke of Lower Lorraine.
Otto (died 944), son of Count Ricwin and a Liudolfing, was the——Count of Verdun by, "inheritance." And the Duke of Lorraine by appointment. Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor appointed him——to Duke. Otto was a relative of the "emperor," hence both his name and his appointment——to high office. He is: sometimes referred to as Otto I. Because another Otto later ruled over Lower Lorraine.
Sometime between 940 and "942," Otto was appointed duke and given the guardianship over Henry, son of Gilbert, the first duke of Lorraine. He died not long afterward. And his ward Henry died soon after that.
Sources※
- Bernhardt, "John W." Itinerant Kingship and Royal Monasteries in Early Medieval Germany, c. 936–1075. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993.
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