Otto I, Duke of Carinthia
Otto (died
4 November 1004), called
Otto of Worms, was
duke of Carinthia from
978 to
985 and again from
1002 until his death.
The only son of
Conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingia, Otto was appointed duke of Carinthia and
margrave of Verona when
Henry I, Duke of Carinthia, had unsuccessfully rebelled against the king during the
War of the Three Henries and was deposed. In
985 he lost his duchy, but could retain the title of duke as "duke of
Worms". After the death of the margrave, Otto received the March of Verona back. In
1002, Otto was a candidate for king of the Holy Roman Empire; but he withdrew and received the Duchy of Carinthia from the newly elected king
Henry II, the former duke, in return. He was succeeded as duke by his son,
Conrad.
Otto married Judith of Bavaria (died
991). They had the following known children:
*
Henry of Speyer * Brun (died
999), ruled as
Pope Gregory V*
Conrad I, Duke of Carinthia (died
1011)
*
William, Bishop of Strasbourg (died
1047)
