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Also Known As Otto von Brunswick • Otto of Brunswick
Born c.1175 or c.1182
Died May 19, 1218 • Germany
Title / Office king (1198-1215), Germany • emperor (1198-1214), Holy Roman Empire
House / Dynasty Welf Dynasty
Role In Battle of Bouvines

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