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Otto VI Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel nicknamed Otto the Short (c. 1255 – 1303 in Lehnin) was a member of the House of Ascania and co-ruler of Brandenburg. He was a son of Margrave Otto III and his wife Beatrice of Bohemia.In 1267 his father died and Otto succeeded as Margrave jointly with his brothers and cousins.In 1286 he abdicated and became a Knight Templar. Later he became a Cistercian monk.In 1279 Otto married Hedwig the daughter of King Rudolph I of Germany.