Otto I (bishop of Utrecht)

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In office1212–1215
Born1194
Otto I
Bishop of Utrecht
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseArchdiocese of Utrecht
In office1212–1215
Personal details
Born1194
Died1 September 1215

Otto van Gelre (1194 1 September 1215) was bishop of Utrecht from 1212 to 1215.[citation needed]

Otto van Gelre was the son of Otto I, Count of Guelders and Richardis of Bavaria. He was appointed bishop at a young age with the support of Guelders and the Hohenstaufen. He was a loyal supporter of Guelder's interests in the Bishopric of Utrecht. He died at Voorthuizen at Elten, on the way to Rome.[1]

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