Who was the Saxon aristocrat that rebelled against Henry IV in 1071?
William of Mainz
Stephen of Augsburg
Otto of Nordheim
Gottfried of Franconia
Answer
Otto of Nordheim was a Saxon aristocrat who rebelled against Henry IV in 1071. Otto was the brother of Henry IV's mother, Agnes of Poitou, and he was a powerful and influential figure in the Saxon nobility. In 1071, Otto joined a rebellion against Henry IV, and he was elected as the leader of the Saxons. The rebellion was unsuccessful, and Otto was captured and imprisoned.
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