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Otto III …, 980–1002?> (aged 22 years)
- Name
- Otto III //
- Given names
- Otto III
- Name prefix
- Holy Roman Emperor (996-1002), King of Germany (983-1002) and King of Italy (996-1002)
father |
955–983
Birth: 955
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— Saxony, Germany Death: 7 December 983 — Rome, Lazio, Italy |
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mother |
960–991
Birth: 960
— Constantinople, Istanbul, Marmara Region, Turkey Death: 15 June 991 |
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980–1002
Birth: 980
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— Kessel, Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Death: 23 January 1002 — Civita Castellana, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy |
Birth
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Death of a father
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Death of a mother
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Death of a paternal grandmother
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Burial of a father
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Cemetery: St. Peter's Basilica |
Death
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Burial
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Address: Aachen Cathedral, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. |
Last change
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Author of last change: Danny |
Note
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He reigned under the coregency of his mother, Theophano, and his grandmother, Adelaide, from 983 to 991 and then under the regency of a council from 991 to 996. In 996 Otto assumed control, and having been crowned king of the Lombards, he wentto Rome and established his cousin Bruno as Pope Gregory (died 999). After Gregory's Death Otto made his own former tutor, Gerbert, Pope as Sylvester II. Otto remained in Rome until his Death, striving to make the city the capital of the HolyRoman Empire and to restore many of the customs of the ancient Roman Empire. |
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Media object
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Otto III from the Gospels of Otto III. |
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