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Otto II

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noun

  1. a.d. 955–983, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 973–983 (son of Otto I).


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“Haakon Jarl” charts the rocky reign of the titular ruler who favored the Norse gods and fought the advance of the Holy Roman Emperor Otto II as well as further attempts to Christianize Norway.

From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2022

In the summer of 968, the Lombard bishop Luitprand of Cremona visited Constantinople to negotiate a marriage contract between the family of Nicephoros and the future Otto II, king of Italy.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2018

His remains were given by the Pope to the Holy Roman Emperor Otto II in the 10th Century and were enshrined in the Abbey of St Pantaleon in Cologne.

From BBC • May 28, 2016

Not untypical of the residual royals is the self-styled "Doktor Habsburg," recognized by a handful of monarchist followers as Emperor Otto I of Austria and King Otto II of Hungary.

From Time Magazine Archive

Otto II and his court listened patiently for hours while Gerbert disputed with a Saxon rival concerning the subdivisions of the genus philosophy.

From Medieval Europe by Davis, H. W. C. (Henry William Carless)

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