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Otto II

Type Figure Region Germany Time 955–983 Also known as Otto II、Otto der Rote

Otto II (955–983), son of Otto I and Adelaide, inherited the German throne in 973, had been crowned co-emperor with his father in Rome in 967, and wa…

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  1. 955–973Aachen · GermanyAs son of Otto I, he was crowned alongside his father in Rome in 967, received a court education, and was prepared to inherit the empire.
  2. 973–980Rome · ItalyRuled independently after his father's death in 973, married the Byzantine princess Theophanu in 975, strengthening imperial-Byzantine ties, and continued to intervene in Italian politics.
  3. 980–983Southern Italy · CalabriaCrowned emperor again in Rome in 980, he pushed into southern Italy and contested control of the south with Byzantium; in 983 he suffered a setback fighting the Slavs near Rome and died in Rome that December, aged only twenty-eight.

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