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| == Notes ==
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| 26 December, 939
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| I became friends with Count Charles II of Cleves.
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| 19 June, 940
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| My grandmother, Mélisende, died of old age.
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| 14 March, 941
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| My acquaintance, Donar, was slain in battle by Count Ogier of Omungær.
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| 15 May, 941
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| My grandfather, Richard, drank himself to death.
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| 19 October, 944
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| My guardian, Queen Hildegarde, and the court of Hanover finally acknowledged me as a full-grown man.
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| 30 October, 944
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| I married Klementia.
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| 16 February, 946
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| My twins, Ida and Richard, were born.
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| 5 August, 948
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| My twins, Helene and Wernhard, were born.
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| 23 June, 959
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| Wernhard and I became rivals.
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| 23 June, 964
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| I became friends with Willichin von Stade.
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| 2 October, 967
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| My friend, Willichin, died of old age.
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| 28 January, 968
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| My rival, Wernhard, died of asphyxiation during a violent coughing attack.
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| 26 July, 968
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| My twins, Beatrice and Athela, were born.
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| 11 February, 972
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| My acquaintance, Eóganán, died from being Ill.
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| 10 September, 972
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| My acquaintance, Gabrán, vanished without a trace.
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| 15 December, 972
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| My kinswoman, Hildegarde, died of Cancer.
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| 15 December, 972
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| I became the ruler of the Kingdom of Hanover-Brunswick.
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| 28 March, 973
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| I took Landgrave Weickhard II of Augsburg's daughter, Wartrun, as a hostage.
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| 2 November, 973
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| I had sex with Bisina.
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| 14 February, 974
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| King Ælfnoth of East Anglia and I became rivals.
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| 28 September, 974
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| I became friends with Agnes von Komburg.
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| 13 January, 975
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| My Wet Nurse, Mathilde, died of heart failure.
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| 19 March, 975
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| I held my legendary Grand Tour.
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| 29 March, 975
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| I became the ruler of the Kingdom of Germany.
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| 29 March, 975
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| I became the ruler of the Duchy of Swabia.
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| 5 April, 976
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| My rival, King Ælfnoth, died after a botched treatment.
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| 8 May, 976
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| My friend, Agnes, died Gout Ridden.
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| 3 August, 976
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| King Sæxbald of East Anglia and I became rivals.
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| 3 August, 976
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| I started feuding with King Sæxbald of House East Anglia after I retaliated against Sæxbald's mindless vendetta.
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| 1 January, 977
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| I came to King Othon's defense against Margravine Agathe's attempted claim war of Kingdom of Italy.
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| 12 September, 977
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| I joined King Selbach's annexation for Meath, held by King Lugh.
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| 15 January, 979
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| I became the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.
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| 2 February, 979
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| I came to King Lubb II's defense against Sheikh Nizâr II's attempted annexation of Sheikhdom of Burġus.
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| 16 August, 979
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| I saw the ghost of Agnes.
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| 19 August, 979
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| Máel-Martain and I became rivals.
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| 27 May, 980
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| I became friends with Patrizia Supponidi.
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| 10 July, 980
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| I took part in the magnificent Grand Wedding between Count Sebastiano and Countess Ausilia.
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| 20 October, 981
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| My friends Patrizia and Charles threw me a surprise birthday party.
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| 2 November, 981
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| I saw the ghost of Wernhard.
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| 6 March, 984
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| Me and King Sæxbald of East Anglia let go of our grudges and stopped being rivals.
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| 6 March, 984
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| I ended my family's feud with House East Anglia.
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| 27 July, 984
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| My ward, Athela, completed her tutelage under my guidance.
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| 27 July, 984
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| My ward, Beatrice, completed her tutelage under my guidance.
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| 11 August, 986
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| I took part in the magnificent Grand Wedding between Count Settimio and Countess Marie.
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| 28 September, 987
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| I became friends with Wartrun von Kempten.
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| 29 September, 987
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| I returned my hostage, Wartrun, to her brother, Landgrave Guntbert.
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| 3 October, 987
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| My son, Richard, succumbed to fatal apoplexy.
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| 14 November, 987
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| I pressed Holy Roman de jure dominion over the County of Cleves, held by King Manassès.
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| 6 April, 988
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| I became friends with Knyaž Engelschalk of Slavonia.
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| 2 October, 988
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| Queen Seaxburh of East Anglia and I became rivals.
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| 11 May, 989
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| My de jure war against King Manassès ended in victory.
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| 22 September, 989
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| I became friends with Drogo von Winzenburg.
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| 15 December, 989
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| I visited the great city of Roma in my travels.
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| Richard the Great |
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| Reign | 15 January 979 - 6 February 990 |
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| Predecessor | Title created |
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| Successor | William I, Holy Roman Emperor |
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| Born | Richard Hohgarton
18 October 928
Oldenburg, Hanover, East Francia |
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| Died | 6 February 990
Terracina, Latium, Romagna |
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| Spouse | Klementia, Holy Roman Empress |
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| Issue | Princess Ida
Prince Richard
Princess Helene
Prince Wernhard |
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| House | House of Hohgarton |
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| Father | Donar von Haseldorf |
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| Mother | Hildegarde Hohgarton, 2nd Duchess of Hanover-Brunswick |
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| Religion | Catholic |
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Richard I (18 October 928 - 6 February 990) was Holy Roman Emperor from 979 until his death. He was the first King and first Emperor of the House of Hohgarton. Prior to his accession, he was Duke of Hanover-Brunswick from 972 to 975, and King of Germany from 975. In addition to being Holy Roman Emperor, he was also King of Germany, Grand Duke of Swabia, Upper and Lower Lorraine, Saxony, Carinthia, Bavaria, and Sorbia, and Duke of Hanover and Margrave of Nordgau, as well as Count of Hanover, Bruchausen, Minden, Hoya, and Oldenburg. Noted as a Fearless Planner and Unpredictable Economist.
Creation of Germany and Alamannia - 29 March 975
Creation of the Holy Roman Empire - 15 January 979
The Union of Hanover-Brunswick is dissolved. - 3 October 979
Drogo von Winzenburg, Prince Wernhard of the Holy Roman Empire, Adaloald II, Duke of Calabria, eminent commanders in the War with Frisia.
Tied all of his titles to that of the Holy Roman Emperor, except his hereditary lands of Hanover, Bruchausen, Minden, Hoya, and Oldenburg.
