what institution were some of the officials that otto 1 appointed to government positions connected with? what did that mean about who had power and otto's government?

During the first years of his reign, Otto the First appointed members of his immediate and extended family to consolidate power. Later he would invest members of his family or trusted counselors with titles of bishops or abbots, in order to reduce conflicts with the church, support the idea that he had the divine right to rule, and lower the influence of secular nobility.

Explanation:

Otto the First had many conflicts with other nobles and the Catholic Church through his stay in power. He inherited the title of German King and Duke of Saxony from his father Henry the First, but unlike most successions in the Holy Roman Empire, Otto was appointed the sole successor of his father. Before that, upon a duke's death, his lands would be split among all his heirs and each would become a duke. However, Henry the I intended to consolidate power and unify German tribes, so he made Otto his sole heir. Following his father's plan, Otto took the title of German King and began to appoint members of his immediate and extended family to several duchies, assuring loyalty and therefore giving his reign as king more power. Later on, he would begin to appoint members of his family or those who had earned his trust as bishops, abbots or archbishops and then name them appoint them to positions of power. This would not only continue to consolidate power under his sole reign, it also helped him control the Catholic Church's influence and legitimized his reign as a sort of "divine right".