King Henry of Saxony I the Fowler
- Born: 876, Memleben, , SA, DEU
- Marriage (1): Hatheburg in 906
- Marriage (2): Saint Matilda of Ringelheim
- Died: 2 Jul 936 aged 60
 General Notes:
Henry I the Fowler (German: Heinrich der Finkler or Heinrich der Vogler; Latin: Henricius Auceps) (876 \endash 2 July 936) was the Duke of Saxony from 912 and German king from 919 until his death. First of the Ottonian Dynasty of German kings and emperors, he is generally considered to be the founder and first king of the medieval German state, known until then as East Francia. An avid hunter, he obtained the epithet "the Fowler"[1] because he was allegedly fixing his birding nets when messengers arrived to inform him that he was to be king.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_the_Fowler
Henry married Hatheburg in 906. The marriage ended in divorce in 909.
Henry next married Saint Matilda of Ringelheim. (Saint Matilda of Ringelheim was born in 895 and died on 14 Mar 968.)
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