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Otto IV

American  

noun

  1. c1175–1218, king of Germany 1208–15; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1209–15.


Otto IV British  

noun

  1. ?1175–1218. German king and Holy Roman Emperor (1198–1215): invaded S Italy (1210) but was later (1214) defeated by France and deposed

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Otto IV donated the treasure, adding more himself, to the Cathedral of St. Blasius which Henry the Lion had built in the city of Brunswick.

From Time Magazine Archive

Otto IV, Emperor, 120; becomes Ghibelline, 120, 121; excommunicated by Innocent III, 121; deposition, 122.

From A Short History of Italy (476-1900) by Henry Dwight Sedgwick

A ten-years' civil war between Philip II and Otto IV now devastated the Germany that Barbarossa and Henry VI had left so prosperous.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne

We do not know what became of Gervase after the downfall of Otto IV.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" by Various

The coronation of Otto IV did not end Innocent's troubles with the Empire.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne

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