Congress of Gniezno
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The Congress of Gniezno was an amicable meeting between the Polish Duke Bolesław I the Brave and Emperor Otto III, which took place at Gniezno in Poland on 11 March 1000. Scholars disagree over the de
The spearhead of the Holy Lance, Imperial Treasury, Vienna
Polish replica of the Holy Lance, Wawel Hill, Kraków
Silver relic coffin of St. Adalbert at Gniezno Cathedral
Portrait of Bolesław with the replica of the Holy Lance, Jan Matejko (1838–1893)
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor
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Otto III was the Holy Roman emperor and King of Italy from 996 until his death in 1002. A member of the Ottonian dynasty, Otto III was the only son of Emperor Otto II and his wife Theophanu.
Congress of Gniezno
…The Congress of Gniezno (Polish: Zjazd gnieźnieński) was an amicable meeting between the Polish Duke Bolesław I the Brave and Emperor Otto III, which took place at Gniezno in Poland on 11 March 1000. Scholars disagree over the details of the decisions made at the convention, especially whether…
Otto III from the Gospels of Otto III
Otto III's mother Theophanu served as his regent from 984 until her death in 991.
12C stained glass depiction of Otto III, Strasbourg Cathedral
The Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire. Otto III was crowned as emperor in 994 by Pope Gregory V.