Brief Life History of Otto
When Duke Otto of Brunswick-Lüneburg I was born about 1204, in Braunschweig, Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany, his father, William of Winchester Lord of Lunenburg, was 21 and his mother, Helena of Denmark, was 25. He married Markgräfin Mathilde von Brandenburg von Braunschweig Lüneburg in 1228, in Brunswick, Germany. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 9 June 1252, in Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, at the age of 49, and was buried in Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany.
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- Otto I von Braunschweig, "Find A Grave Index"
- Foundation for Medieval Genealogy - OTTO von Lüneburg (1204-Braunschweig 9 Jun 1252, bur Braunschweig Cathedral).
- Wikipedia (D) - Otto I. (Braunschweig)
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Name Meaning
German: possibly a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman, from orfe, a species of freshwater fish. Alternatively, a habitational name from Urff near Kassel, formerly Orpha.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Otto I of Brunswick-Lüneburg (about 1204-9 June 1252)
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