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Otto of Freising: Bishop of Freising from 1138 to 1158.
Born in Klosterneuburg (died at age 48).
Biography
Otto of Freising was a German churchman of the Cistercian order and chronicled at least two texts which carry valuable information on the political history of his own time. He was the bishop of Freising from 1138. Otto participated in the Second Crusade; he lived through the journey and reached Jerusalem, and later returned to Bavaria in the late 1140s, living for another decade back in Europe.
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How old was Otto of Freising?
Otto of Freising was born on and passed away on at the age of 48.
Where was Otto of Freising born?
Otto of Freising was born in Klosterneuburg.
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