With the opportunity to wed the sister of Otto, the Hedwige of Saxony the Hugh of Paris rejoiced. He was delighted to have this offer the Germans thus the king and emperor.

Otto had intentions of powering himself with all the emperors of the country. He was well accustomed with the politics there. He worked hard to get his position into the power of Franks. If he could align himself with the emperor he would then have power over all the entire realms of within the empire. With this power he could help control the laws and political assets of the emperor.