Editing Henry the Fowler (section)

==Family and children==
As the first Saxon king of East Francia, Henry was the founder of the [[Ottonian dynasty]]. He and his descendants ruled East Francia, and later the Holy Roman Empire, from 919 until 1024.

Henry had two wives and at least six children:
*With [[Hatheburg of Merseburg|Hatheburg]]:{{sfn|Bernhardt|2002|p=table 1}}
# [[Thankmar]] (908–938){{sfn|Bernhardt|2002|p=table 1}} – rebelled against his half-brother Otto and was killed in battle in 938

*With [[Matilda of Ringelheim|Matilda]]:{{sfn|Bernhardt|2002|p=table 1}}
# [[Hedwig of Saxony|Hedwig]] (910–965){{sfn|Bernhardt|2002|p=table 1}} – wife of [[West Francia]]'s powerful [[Robertians|Robertian]] duke [[Hugh the Great]], mother of [[Hugh Capet]], King of [[West Francia]]
# [[Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto I]] (912–973){{sfn|Bernhardt|2002|p=table 1}} – [[List of rulers of Saxony|Duke of Saxony]], [[List of German monarchs|King of East Francia]] and [[Holy Roman Emperor]]. In 929 Henry married Otto to [[Eadgyth]], daughter of [[Edward the Elder]], King of Wessex
# [[Gerberga of Saxony|Gerberga]] (913–984){{sfn|Bernhardt|2002|p=table 1}} – wife of (1) Duke [[Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine|Gilbert of Lotharingia]] and (2) King [[Louis IV of France]]
# [[Henry I, Duke of Bavaria|Henry I]] (919–955) – [[List of rulers of Bavaria|Duke of Bavaria]]{{sfn|Barraclough|1961|p=76}}
# [[Bruno the Great|Bruno]] (925–965){{sfn|Bernhardt|2002|p=table 1}} – [[List of bishops and archbishops of Cologne|Archbishop of Cologne]] and [[List of rulers of Lorraine|Duke of Lotharingia]] and regent of [[West Francia]].