OTTO II, Holy Roman Emperor

955–83, Holy Roman emperor (973–83) and German king (961–83), 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. Otto defeated and deposed Henry (976), at the same time making Austria, Carinthia, and the Nordgau virtually independent of Bavaria. During this period he also repulsed a Danish attack. In 978, Otto invaded France in retaliation for the French king Lothair's attempt to conquer Lorraine; the inconclusive war ended in 980. Campaigning in Italy (981–82), Otto was, after some initial success, disastrously defeated by the Arabs in S Italy. In 983 he held a diet of German and Italian nobles at Verona, where he had his son Otto III elected German king. Meanwhile, the Danes and the Slavs were again attacking his German lands, but Otto died suddenly before he could act. Regarding Germany and Italy as a united realm, Otto II felt his position as emperor more keenly than his role as German king. His failure in Italy greatly weakened the imperial prestige.

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books on: Otto II Holy Roman Emperor  - 216 results

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Germany's Northern Challenge: The Holy Roman Empire and the Scandinavian Struggle for the Baltic, 1563-1576
Book by Jason Lavery; Brill, 2002
Subjects: Baltic Sea Region--History, Hanseatic League--History, Holy Roman Empire--Foreign Relations--Sweden, Holy Roman Empire--History--Maximilian Ii, 1564-1576, Northern Seven Years' War, 1563-1570, Sweden--Foreign Relations--Holy Roman Empire, Sweden--History--Eric Xiv, 1560-1568, Sweden--History--John Iii, 1567-1592
...139-141 Ostergotland, 106 Otto, Lorenz, Pomeranian chancellor...efforts 1563, 29, 34-38 Philip II (1527-1598), king of Spain...Erik, Danish admiral, 70 Rudolf II (1552-1612), Holy Roman emperor (r. 1576-1612), 141 Rugen...
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German History, 1789-1871: From the Holy Roman Empire to the Bismarckian Reich
Book by Eric Dorn Brose; Berghahn Books, 1997
Subjects: Conservatism--Germany, France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799, Germany--Economic Conditions--19th Century, Germany--Intellectual Life, Germany--Politics And Government--1789-1900, Holy Roman Empire--History--Francis Ii, 1792-1806
...panel depicts the German Emperor Otto III kneeling in the crypt...sits upright on an open Roman sarcophagus. Charlemagne...massive vertical of the emperor, before which the spiraling...latters history of Frederick II. The book responded to...
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Bohemia in the Eighteenth Century: A Study in Political, Economic, and Social History, with Special Reference to the Reign of Leopold II, 1790-1792
Book by Robert Joseph Kerner; Macmillan, 1932
Subjects: Bohemia (Czech Republic)--Constitutional History, Bohemia (Czech Republic)--Economic Conditions, Bohemia (Czech Republic)--History--1526-, Bohemia (Czech Republic)--Politics And Government, Leopold--Ii--Holy Roman Emperor--1747-1792
...1865 . A more recent work in German is by Otto Peterka, Rechtsgeschichte der bohmischen Lander . Vol. II Reichenberg, 1928 which covers the period...1879 traces excellently the infiltration of Roman canonical law into Bohemian jurisprudence...
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The Emperor Charles V: The Growth and Destiny of a Man and of a World-Empire
Book by Karl Brandi, C. V. Wedgwood; Alfred A. Knopf, 1939
Subjects: Charles--V--Holy Roman Emperor--1500-1558, Europe--History--1517-1648, Germany--History--Charles V, 1519-1556, Holy Roman Empire--History--Charles V, 1519-1556
...without any personal help from the Emperor, bordered on the miraculous...those of Gerbert of Rheims and Otto III, yet once again, as five...marked by the miracle of a German Emperor and a German Pope, 1 each with...1 Pope Sylvester II, Gerbert of Aurillac, was...
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Imperial Lives and Letters of the Eleventh Century
Book by Theodor E. Mommsen, Karl F. Morrison, Robert L. Benson, Karl Morrison F.; Columbia University Press, 1962
Subjects: Biography--11th Century, Conrad--Ii--Holy Roman Emperor--Ca. 990-1039, Emperors--Biography, Henry--Iv--Holy Roman Emperor--1050-1106
...letter to, 169 Marcian, Emperor: "preistly" duties...archepiscopacy, 39 Nicholas II: letter of, Henry IVs...87 - 89 ; meets Conrad II and his army, 90 ; expelled from Burgundy by Conrad II, 90 Ogerius, 49 Olsburg...167 Ostrogoths, 10 Otto, bishop of Bamberg...
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The Moral Menace of Roman Law and the Making of Commerce: Some Dutch Evidence
Journal article by James Q. Whitman; Yale Law Journal, Vol. 105, 1996
Subjects: Commercial law--History, Law and ethics--History, Netherlands--History, Roman law--Moral and ethical aspects
...bestows upon you his Holy Spirit.(61) The...used a technical Roman contract law term...was permitted by a Roman statute whose ancient...of these luminous emperors, as an act of princely...of England and the Holy Roman Empire, which set...
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Under One Christ: Implications of a Roman Catholic Recognition of the Confessio Augustana in C.E. 2017
Journal article by Paul A. Schreck; Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Vol. 43, 2008
Subjects: Augsburg Confession (Doctrinal work)--Analysis, Catholic Church--Social aspects, Catholics--Social aspects, Christian theology--Analysis, Ecumenical movement--Evaluation, Lutherans--Social aspects, Roman Catholics--Social aspects
...confession as its own Roman Catholic confession...by its presentation to Emperor Charles V at the Diet...not recognized by the Roman Catholic Church, "the...Ecumenical Commission of the Roman Catholic Church and Churches...Vandenhoeck Ruprecht, 1986); II. Materialien zu den Lehrverurteilungen...
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The Contribution of Post-World War II Schools in Poland in Forging a Negative Image of the Germans
Journal article by Richard P. Sander; East European Quarterly, Vol. 29, 1995
Subjects: German foreign relations--Poland, Germans--Portrayals, History--Curricula, Poland, Poles (European people)--Education, Poles--Education, Polish foreign relations--Germany
...nightmare of World War II, during which more...students that in 951, Otto I, King of Germany and first Holy Roman Emperor, invaded...German King and Emperor Otto II. This was the first...German Kings and Emperors to conquer the territory...
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Fletcher, Massinger, and Roman Imperial Character
Journal article by John E. Curran Jr.; Comparative Drama, Vol. 43, 2009
Subjects: Drama--Criticism and interpretation, Fletcher, John (English playwright)--Criticism and interpretation, Massinger, Philip--Criticism and interpretation, Plays--Criticism and interpretation, Rollo, Duke of Normandy (Play)--Criticism and interpretation
...reconstructions of the Romans of Herodian...murderous Roman emperor really...Actor and Emperor of the East...nature of its emperors personality...Theodosius II. The plays...Theodosius II. While Valentinian...century emperors were associated...Massingers Emperor of the East...unassisted Roman tyrant tragedy...underscores the emperors childish...with The Emperor of the East...Theodosius II, brought...Caussins Holy Court, builds...
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Church and Crusade: Frederick Ii and Louis Ix
Journal article by James M. Powell; The Catholic Historical Review, Vol. 93, 2007
Subjects: Changes, Councils, History, Muslims, Religion, Society, War
...taken by Frederick II and Louis IX...as King of the Romans. He was following...grandson of King Roger II, founder of the...by King William II had come to the...predecessor, the Emperor Otto IV, whose Italian...elements in the Roman Curia. Contemporaries...the return of the holy places in exchange...
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Death of Emperor Otto III: January 23rd, 1002
Magazine article by Richard Cavendish; History Today, Vol. 52, January 2002
Subjects: Germany--History, Kings and rulers--Biography, Otto III--Biography, Roman emperors--Biography, Rome (Ancient)--History
Death of Emperor Otto III: January 23rd, 1002 by Richard Cavendish OTTO III SUCCEEDED to the throne of the Holy Roman Empire at the age of three...premature death of his father, Otto II. The child was promptly...
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The Ideal of Unity; Russell Chamberlin Examines the Origins and Development of Europe's Persistent Vision of Unity from the Birth of the Holy Roman Empire to Its Fall
Magazine article by Russell Chamberlin; History Today, Vol. 53, November 2003
Subjects: Europe--History, Europe--Political aspects, European federation--History, European federation--Political aspects, European federation--Social aspects
...ended, with a Roman-born pope calling...the support of a Roman mob, is difficult...cuckold caught the Holy Father in flagrante...secular one. The Romans had seen their...the symbol of Roman sovereignty and...that symbol, emperor and city were...and themselves. Otto subjected Rome...and his son Otto II continued to pour...
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Is Nothing Sacred? the Eclipse of the Holy in Contemporary Christianity
Magazine article by Joseph W. Goetz; The Antioch Review, Vol. 61, Spring 2003
Subjects: Christianity--Criticism and interpretation, Christianity--Ethical aspects, Holy, The--Criticism and interpretation, Sacred--Criticism and interpretation
...Eclipse of the Holy in Contemporary...churches and the Roman Catholic Church...confessed with Rudolf Otto in his classic...the good." Otto adopts the term...numen manifested? Otto tells us that...little like the Emperor Joseph II in the play Amadeus...
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The Princess in the Tower: Alex Sanmark Tells the Strange Tale of the Ill-Fated Marriage of Philip Augustus of France and His Danish Princess at the End of the Twelfth Century
Magazine article by Alex Sanmark; History Today, Vol. 56, February 2006
Subjects: France--History, Isambour, Queen, consort of Philip II, King of France--Behavior, Kings and rulers--Behavior, Kings--Behavior, Philip II, King of France--Behavior, Queens--Behavior, Royalty--History
...and King Philip II Augustus of France...win the title of Roman emperor--in which France...Swabia and the Welf Otto of Brunswick...the Lions son, Otto of Brunswick, might become Holy Roman Emperor...Swabia and the Welf Otto of Brunswick had...
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Fools Are Everywhere
Magazine article by Beatrice K. Otto; History Today, Vol. 51, June 2001
Subjects: Fools and jesters--History
...Beatrice K. Otto Beatrice K. Otto finds court jesters...the form of the holy fool, he could...the Mughal emperor Akbar grieved...Bucket) incensed Emperor Gaozu (r. 550...jester to Charles II. In 1668 his...a joke. The Roman rhetorician Quintilian...
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John Paul II at Rest; Unity Prevails at Pope's Farewell
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 9, 2005
Subjects: John Paul II, Pope
John Paul II at Rest; Unity Prevails...of Pope John Paul II yesterday, as powerful...and lead you to Holy Jerusalem." Twelve...Royals and the Holy Roman Emperor Otto II are also buried there...Maximus, where ancient Romans held chariot races...
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When Science Penetrated Europe
Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), April 22, 2011
...employ in 971 by Holy Roman Emperor Otto I (the Great...son, later Otto II. Gerbert became...title Sylvester II. Curiously...authority. Both Otto and Gerbert...his patron, Emperor Otto III. This...German holy Roman emperors in exerting...
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Today in History
Newspaper article; The Observer (Gladstone, Australia), December 4, 2008
Subjects: Conspiracy
Today in History. 963 - Holy Roman Emperor Otto deposes Pope John XII for dishonourable conduct and...bombers strike Italys mainland for first time in World War II. 1996 - NASA launches a spacecraft to Mars carrying...
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Boning Up on Bats
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), March 7, 2011
...sons, Conrad and Welf II. Conrad became Count...incorporated into the Holy Roman Empire. Welf II became Count in Linzgau...over the German crown. Emperor Frederick II Barbarossa ended the...Brunswick and Luneburg with Otto the Child as Duke Otto...
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Boning Up on Bats; ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENTS
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), March 7, 2011
...sons, Conrad and Welf II. Conrad became Count...incorporated into the Holy Roman Empire. Welf II became Count in Linzgau...over the German crown. Emperor Frederick II Barbarossa ended the...Brunswick and Luneburg with Otto the Child as Duke Otto...
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encyclopedia articles on: Otto II Holy Roman Emperor  - 44 results

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Otto II , Holy Roman Emperor
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
OTTO II , Holy Roman emperor 955 83, Holy Roman emperor (973 83...king (961 83), son and successor of Otto I. He was crowned joint emperor in 967...Germany and Italy as a united realm, Otto II felt his position as emperor more keenly...
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Otto I , Holy Roman Emperor
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
OTTO I , Holy Roman emperor or Otto the Great, 912...founder of the Holy Roman Empire . Boldly...father had begun, Otto brought the Middle...rebels, and Otto campaigned against...son of Berengar II . Defeating Berengar...Leo VIII. The Romans, seeing all...
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Otto III , Holy Roman Emperor
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
OTTO III , Holy Roman emperor 980 1002, Holy...Roman Emperor Otto II and the Byzantine...her until 994. Otto established his...expulsion by a Roman revolt. After...see Sylvester II ). His pilgrimage...discontented Romans rioted and forced...
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Otto IV , Holy Roman Emperor
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
OTTO IV , Holy Roman emperor 1175? 1218, Holy Roman emperor...Speyer (Mar., 1209), Otto confirmed his earlier acknowledgment...the pope and by King Philip II of France, some of the German...king. In the ensuing war Otto was supported by the nobles...
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Adelaide , Empress Consort of Holy Roman Emperor Otto I
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...ADELAIDE , empress consort of Holy Roman Emperor Otto I ad lad or Adelheid a delhit...consort of Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, daughter of King Rudolf II of Arles. After the death...successor. She appealed to Otto I , who rescued and married...
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