Otto I, Margrave of Hachberg-Sausenberg (1302 – 1384) was a member of the

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. He was the ruling Margrave of Rötteln and Sausenberg from 1318 until his death.

Life

He was the son of Margrave Rudolf I of Hachberg-Sausenberg and his wife Agnes, the heiress of Otto of Rötteln. After his brother

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died in 1318, Otto took up government of Rötteln and Sausenberg. Initially, he ruled jointly with his brother

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. He moved the family residence from Sausenburg Castle to Rötteln Castle. In the autumn of 1332, troops from

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besieged Rötteln, because Otto (or his brother) had stabbed the mayor of Basel. This conflict was settled after mediation by the nobility of Basel and Sausenberg. After Rudolf II died in 1352, he took up guardianship of his nephew Rudolf III. In 1358, he transferred this guardianship to

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. From 1364, Otto I ruled jointly with his nephew Rudolf III. In 1366, Otto and Rudolf donated an

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to the church in Sitzenkirch.Fritz Schülin: ''Rötteln-Haagen, Beiträge zur Orts-, Landschafts- und Siedlungsgeschichte'', Lörrach 1965, p. 69 Otto I died in 1384 and was buried in the church in Sitzenkirch. Sitzenkirch is today part of

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and the church is now an

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. He was married twice: first with Catherine of Grandson, and after her death with Elisabeth of Strassberg (d. 1352). Both marriages were childless.

Seals of Otto I

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References

* Fritz Schülin: ''Rötteln-Haagen, Beiträge zur Orts-, Landschafts- und Siedlungsgeschichte'', Lörrach, 1965, p. 65 * Karl Seith: ''Die Burg Rötteln im Wandel ihrer Herrengeschlechter, Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte und Baugeschichte der Burg'', self-published by the Röttelbund e.V., Haagen, cited by Schülin as "in: ''Markgräflerland'', vol. 3, issue 1, 1931", p. 6 *

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Margraves of Baden-Hachberg 1302 births 1384 deaths 14th-century German nobility {{Germany-hist-stub

Life

Seals of Otto I

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