Parents Giselbert of Loon Grandparent Otto, Count of Looz | Grandchild Otto II, Count of Duras Great-grandparent Rudolf, Count of Betuwe | |
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Otto I (d. before 1088), Count of Duras, son of Giselbert, Count of Looz. Otto became Count of Duras upon the death of his father-in-law, Giselbert I, and also guardian of Saint Trudo’s Abbey. In a charter dated 1065, Adalbero III of Luxembourg, Bishop of Metz, confirmed Otto’s rights in regard to the abbey.
Otto married Oda, daughter of Giselbert I, Count of Duras. Otto and Oda had two children:
Otto and his sons and grandchildren played a major role in Saint Trudo's Abbey as well as Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Lambert, better known as St. Lambert's Cathedral, Liege. Upon his death, Otto was succeeded as Count of Duras by his son Giselbert.
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