The Ottonian dynasty, also known as the Ludolfingers, was a dynasty of German monarchs that ruled the Holy Roman Empire from 919 to 1024. It was named for Liudolf of Saxony, the progenitor of the dynasty, and its alternative name of the "Ottonian dynasty" comes from Otto the Great. The dynasty dissolved in 1024 after the death of Henry II of Germany, and the Salian dynasty replaced the Ottonian dynasty.