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Otto III

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noun

  1. a.d. 980–1002, king of Germany 983–1002; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 996–1002 (son of Otto II).


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Instead, the German historian argued, the Holy Roman Emperor Otto III and Pope Sylvester II, desiring to live in the numerically significant year AD1000, fabricated a significant chunk of history.

From The Guardian • Oct. 27, 2017

The clock in this tower was the gift of Bishop Otto III.

From The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

About fifty years after this she was queen regent in Italy, during the infancy of her grandchild Otto III.

From The Vizier of the Two-Horned Alexander by Stockton, Frank Richard

Otto III invited Gerbert to come to court and cure him of "Saxon rusticity"; he deluged the complaisant tutor with Latin verses, consulted him in affairs of state, and finally promoted him to the Papacy.

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

Some days after, Otto III was dead, poisoned, so ran the report, in some way or other, by the beautiful Stephania.

From Historical Miniatures by Strindberg, August