Otto III Emperor Germany, Emperor

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Otto III was 3 years old when his father died, he was crowned king of the
Germans. His mother and grandmother ruled for him as regents. He spent his
life in Italy and took little interest in ruling Germany. He tried, instead, to
bring back the glories of ancient Rome. His death ended the direct line of
Saxon emperors.
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"The World Book Encyclopedia", 1968, p O667.

Otto — Judith. [Group Sheet]

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Otto II (Rufus) was Holy Roman Emperor from 973 to 983. He followed his
father's example and tried to keep power over Lombardy, Burgundy, Germany, and
the Slavic borderlands. Otto II tried to extend his power by claiming several
provinces in southern Italy. But the Greek emperor opposed his claim, and
called on the Saracens for help in a war against the Germans. Otto was
defeated at Cotrone in 982 and left southern Italy. He died at Rome while
planning another compaign.
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"The World Book Encyclopedia", 1968, p O667.

Otto married Theophano, Princess Of Byzantine Empire 971. Theophano, (daughter of Romanos II, Emperor Byzantine Empire and Theophano, Empress Of Byzantine Empire) was born Abt 955, Of, Constantinople, Constantinople, Turkey; died 10 Jun 991. [Group Sheet]

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Theophano, Princess Of The Byzantine Empire

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Otto I The Great King Of Germany was the first king to become Holy Roman
Emperor. He became King of Germany in 936 and ruled all of Germany. In 951,
he crossed the Alps and declared himself the king of Italy. He was forced to
return to Germany when the other German princes began a series of revolts. At
the same time the Slavs in Poland and Bohemia revolted, and the Magyars, or
Hungarians, invaded Germany. Otto crushed the Magyars in the battle of the
Lech River in 955. The Poles and Bohemians were forced to accept his rule.
Otto was able to replace most of the rebellious German princes with members of
his own family. The young king of Arles, or Burgundy, also had to accept his
rule. Otto then turned his attention toward Italy. He married the widow of an
earlier Italian king, and defeated a rival for the throne. In 961, Otto
crossed the Alps in answer to an appeal from Pope John XII to put down an
uprising in Rome. For this service, Otto was crowned in 962 emperor of what was
later known as the Holy Roman Empire.
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"The World Book Encyclopedia", 1968, p G150, O667.


Otto I "The Great" Emperor Of Holy Roman Empire.

Otto married Adelheid, Empress Of Germany 950. Adelheid, (daughter of Rudolph II King Burgundy and Bertha Von Swabia, [Queen]) was born 930, Of, Burgundy, France; died 10 Dec 1000, , Selz, Alsace, France. [Group Sheet]

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Empress of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Romanos II, Emperor Of The Byzantine Empire

Romanos married Theophano, Empress Of Byzantine Empire Abt 955, Constantinople, Constantinople, Turkey. Theophano, (daughter of Anastaso Of The Byzantine Empire) was born Abt 935, Of, Constantinople, Constantinople, Turkey. [Group Sheet]

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Theophano, Empress Of The Byzantine Empire

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Henry I King of the Germans "The Fowler" ruled his own duchy of Saxony and
became the founder of the Saxon dynasty which resulted in Germany becoming
permanently separated from France.
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"The World Book Encyclopedia", 1968, p O667, G150, H181.
"Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants", Langston & Buck,
1986, p 197.

Heinrich married Mathilda Countess Of Ringleheim 906. Mathilda (daughter of Theodoric, Count Of Ringleheim and Ludmilla Ragnhildis, Countess Ringleheim) was born Abt 877, Of Mensleben, Saxony, Germany; died 9 May 968. [Group Sheet]

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"Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants", Langston & Buck,
1986, p 197.

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Rudolph II King Of Burgundy.

Rudolph married Bertha Von Swabia, [Queen] Abt 923. Bertha (daughter of Richard I Von Swabia and Reginlinde De Nullenburg) was born Abt 906, Of, Burgundy, France; died 6 Aug 967. [Group Sheet]

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Queen of Burgundy.

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Konstantinos married Eleni Lekapene, [Empress] 22 Apr 919, Constantinople, Constantinople, Turkey. Eleni (daughter of Romanos I, Emperor Byzantine Empire and Theodora, Empress Of Byzantine Empire) was born Abt 905, Of, Constantinople, Constantinople, Turkey; died 14 Sep 961. [Group Sheet]

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Empress of the Byzantine Empire

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