Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. Otto II (955 – 7 December 983), called the Red ( German: der Rote ), was Holy Roman Emperor from 973 until his death in 983. A member of the Ottonian dynasty, Otto II was the youngest and sole surviving son of Otto the Great and Adelaide of Italy .

  2. Otto II was the German king from 961 and Holy Roman emperor from 967, sole ruler from 973, son of Otto I and his second wife, Adelaide. Otto, a cultivated man, continued his father’s policies of promoting a strong monarchy in Germany and of extending the influence of his house in Italy.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  3. Otto II, called the Red, was Holy Roman Emperor from 973 until his death in 983. A member of the Ottonian dynasty, Otto II was the youngest and sole surviving son of Otto the Great and Adelaide of Italy.

  4. Jun 16, 2024 · Otto II died in 983 while attempting to bring Venice under imperial control. His absence from Germany had occasioned revolts along its borders, and after his defeat in Calabria in 982 the German position east of the Elbe collapsed because of a revolt by the Danes and an invasion by the Slavs.

  5. Nov 13, 2020 · During his ten-year reign, Holy Roman Emperor Otto II sought to preserve his father’s accomplishments. Although he didn’t build upon Otto I’s work, Otto II still proved to be a capable ruler. The emperor overcame both foreign and domestic threats to his empire.

  6. Otto II (955 – December 7, 983), called the Red (Rufus), was Holy Roman Emperor from 973 until his death in 983. A member of the Ottonian dynasty, Otto II was the youngest and sole surviving son of Otto the Great and Adelaide of Italy.

  7. People also ask

  8. Otto II, 95583, Holy Roman emperor (973–83) and German king (96183), son and successor of Otto I. He was crowned joint emperor in 967. Shortly after his father died Otto faced a rebellion by his cousin, Henry the Wrangler, duke of Bavaria, who coveted the crown.

  1. People also search for