Facts: - succession: king -rrb- duke of saxony of germany -lrb- formally king of east francia - caption: henry 925 . he is portrayed as a warrior , with 's a spear and shield . the words are heinricus rex seal -lrb- king henry -rrb- . from a document of 30 march - reign: 24 912 -- 2 july 936 may 919 -- 2 july 936 30 november - successor: otto the great otto the great - mother: hedwiga - predecessor: conrad the younger otto the illustrious - spouse: hatheburg matilda - death date: 2 july 936 - house: ottonian - father: otto the illustrious - birth date: c. 876 - issue: thankmar emperor gerberga , queen of france henry i , duke hedwig of bavaria bruno the great , archbishop of cologne of saxony otto i , holy roman - image: file : siegel heinrich i posse.jpg - death place: memleben - religion: roman catholic Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of henry the fowler .
henry the fowler -lrb- or '' heinrich der vogler '' ; -rrb- -lrb- 876 -- 2 july 936 -rrb- was the duke of saxony from 912 and the king of germany 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 '' because he was allegedly fixing his birding nets when messengers arrived to inform him that he was to be king .