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'''Odo d'Amaury''', or '''Otto I of Lotharingia''', was a Lotharingian nobleman and aristocrat who became the ruling monarch of the [[Kingdom of Lotharingia]]. He was elected king in 1607 following the deaths of his cousins, [[Lothar I of Lotharingia|King Lothar]] and [[Prince Philip Owyn of Lotharingia|King Philip]], and the disappearance and suspected death of his youngest cousin Hughes d'Amaury, in an unanimous vote by the Lotharingian nobility. | '''Odo d'Amaury''', or '''Otto I of Lotharingia''', was a Lotharingian nobleman and aristocrat who became the ruling monarch of the [[Kingdom of Lotharingia]]. He was elected king in 1607 following the deaths of his cousins, [[Lothar I of Lotharingia|King Lothar]] and [[Prince Philip Owyn of Lotharingia|King Philip]], and the disappearance and suspected death of his youngest cousin Hughes d'Amaury, in an unanimous vote by the Lotharingian nobility. | ||
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+ | After abdicating to a rediscovered Hughes, Odo was murdered in 1620 by his own son, Leufroy, during an honor duel with another man. | ||
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Odo d'Amaury, or Otto I of Lotharingia, was a Lotharingian nobleman and aristocrat who became the ruling monarch of the Kingdom of Lotharingia. He was elected king in 1607 following the deaths of his cousins, King Lothar and King Philip, and the disappearance and suspected death of his youngest cousin Hughes d'Amaury, in an unanimous vote by the Lotharingian nobility.
After abdicating to a rediscovered Hughes, Odo was murdered in 1620 by his own son, Leufroy, during an honor duel with another man.
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Name | Birth | Death | Marriage | Notes |
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Leufroy d'Amaury | 12th of the Sun's Smile, 1581 | 12th of the Sun's Smile, 1622 | Mary of Leone, with Issue | Successor of Odo I, became Archduke of Lorraine-Kaedrin. |
Lothar d'Amaury | 7th of the Bitter Harvest , 1585 | 15th of Snow's Maiden, 1630 | Alyssa Amador, with Issue | Second son of Odo I, died at sea. |