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Thankmar
Sign in to savethumb|The death of TankmaroThankmar (or Tankmaro, or Tammo) (c. 908 – 28 July 938) was the eldest (and only) son of Henry I of Germany (Henry the Fowler) by his first wife, Hatheburg of Merseburg. His mother had been previously married and widowed, after which she entered a convent. Because she left the convent to marry Henry, her second marriage was considered invalid and the couple split. Thankmar's legitimacy was, therefore, in question.
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- Born
- 0908-00-00
- Died
- 0938-07-28
- Works
- 1
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- Der Tharerwirt
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Key dates
- Born
- 908
- Died
- 28 July 938
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Eresburg
- Father
- Henry I the Fowler
- Mother
- Hatheburg of Merseburg
- Sibling
- Henry I
- Family
- Ottonian dynasty
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thumb|The death of TankmaroThankmar (or Tankmaro, or Tammo) (c. 908 – 28 July 938) was the eldest (and only) son of Henry I of Germany (Henry the Fowler) by his first wife, Hatheburg of Merseburg. His mother had been previously married and widowed, after which she entered a convent. Because she left the convent to marry Henry, her second marriage was considered invalid and the couple split. Thankmar's legitimacy was, therefore, in question.
Henry I then married Matilda of Ringelheim who bore him five more children, four of whom became (or married into) royalty and one (Bruno) who became Archbishop of Cologne: Hedwig, Otto, Gerbega, Henry, and Bruno. In 929, Henry I arranged for his succession and had the arrangement ratified by an assembly at Erfurt, a few year before his death. After his death, his lands and wealth were divided between his four sons: Thankmar, Otto, Henry, and Bruno.