Otto III

Timeline

1. 980–994Aachen · GermanyBorn in Saxony in 980, he was placed under the regency of his mother Theophanu and grandmother Adelaide after his father's death in 983, receiving his education in Germany and consolidating royal authority.
2. 994–1000Rome · ItalyBegan ruling personally after 994, was crowned emperor in 996, pursued empire-church reform ideals centered on Rome, supported papal elections, and strengthened control over Italy.
3. 1000–1002Central Italy · LazioAround 1000 he continued traveling between Germany and Italy; in January 1002 he died near Civita Castellana in Italy from a sudden illness or assassination (accounts differ), aged only twenty-two, and his imperial ideals were set back by his early death.