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- Otto III was a German king and Holy Roman emperor who planned to recreate the glory and power of the ancient Roman Empire in a universal Christian state governed from Rome, in which the pope would be subordinate to the emperor in religious as well as in secular affairs.
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A member of the Ottonian dynasty, Otto III was the only son of the Emperor Otto II and his wife Theophanu . Otto III was crowned as King of Germany in 983 at the age of three, shortly after his father's death in Southern Italy while campaigning against the Byzantine Empire and the Emirate of Sicily.
Mar 29, 2024 · Otto III (born July 980—died Jan. 23, 1002, near Viterbo, Italy) was a German king and Holy Roman emperor who planned to recreate the glory and power of the ancient Roman Empire in a universal Christian state governed from Rome, in which the pope would be subordinate to the emperor in religious as well as in secular affairs.
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May 18, 2018 · Otto III. The medieval ruler Otto III (980-1002) was Holy Roman emperor from 996 to 1002 and German king from 983 to 1002. Well educated, brilliant, and filled with hopes of reviving some type of Roman Empire in the West, he died while still a young man. Otto III was the only son of Emperor Otto II and the Byzantine princess Theophano.
Otto III is one of the most contentious subjects in German medieval history. The problem is not so much the facts, though some of it is in dispute. What people disagree most about is the why he did the things he did.
OTTO III, EMPEROR. Reign: German King 983 – 1002, Emperor 996 – 1002.b. 980. d. Paterno, Italy. Buried St. Mary, Aachen. Otto III was the son of Emperor Otto II and Theophanu. Otto ascended the throne at the age of three and, though legally king, clearly required guidance in the business of government.
Otto III, 980–1002, Holy Roman emperor (996–1002) and German king (983–1002), son of Holy Roman Emperor Otto II and the Byzantine princess Theophano. On Otto's accession Henry the Wrangler, the deposed duke of Bavaria, attempted to become his guardian and then to obtain the crown, but the plot was frustrated and Henry was forced to ...
Three years after Otto’s birth, the emperor had his son elected German king. When Otto II died in Italy in December 983, his son would be crowned king shortly after. The 28-year-old emperor’s early death created a power vacuum in the empire.
