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.
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.
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
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Henry II, also known as Saint Henry, Obl. S. B., was Holy Roman Emperor from 1014. He died without an heir in 1024 and was the last ruler of the Ottonian line. As Duke of Bavaria, appointed in 995, He
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor
…leaving the Empire without a clear successor. As the funeral procession moved through the Duchy of Bavaria in February 1002, Otto III's cousin duke Henry IV of Bavaria (son of Henry the Quarrelsome, representing the Bavarian-Liudolfing line) asked the bishops and nobles to elect him as the new king of Germany. With…
Henry II as depicted in the Regensburg Sacramentary
St. Henry and Cunigunde, as depicted in 15th century
12th-century stained glass depiction of Henry II, Strasbourg Cathedral
Emperor Henry II, from the Manuscript of St. Gregory's Moralia in Job, Bamberg State Library