Otto II von Sachsen

955 - 983  (28 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Otto II von Sachsen
  Birth	955
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Dec 983
  Siblings	5 Siblings
  1. Heinrich von Sachsen,   b. 952   d. ca 7 Apr 954  (Age 2 years)   2. Brun von Sachsen,   b. ca 953   d. 8 Sep 957  (Age 4 years) + 3. Otto II von Sachsen,   b. 955   d. 7 Dec 983  (Age 28 years) ▻ Theophano Skleraina,  m. 14 Apr 972   4. Mathilde von Sachsen   d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Adelheid von Sachsen,   b. Aft 951   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Sigebert d' Este,  m. Bef 0975 + 6. Weldilmode von Sachsen ▻ Sigebodo van Ripuarie
  Person ID	I10835	Geneagraphie | Voorouders HW, Ahnen BvS
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2010

  
  

  Father	Emperor Otto von Sachsen, I, 'der Grosse',   b. 23 Oct 912   d. 7 May 973, Memleben (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Adelheid de Bourgogne,   b. 931   d. 999, Klooster Selz, Alsace, France (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	951
  Family ID	F3269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Theophano Skleraina,   b. Abt 955   d. 15 Jun 991, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	14 Apr 972	Roma, Latium, Italia
  Children	1. Sofie von Sachsen,   b. Oct 975   d. Jan 1039 (Age 63 years)   2. Adelheid von Sachsen,   b. 977   d. 1045 (Age 68 years) + 3. Mathilde von Sachsen,   b. 978   d. 4 Nov 1025, Esch (Age 47 years)   4. Otto III von Sachsen,   b. 980, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland d. 24 Jan 1002, Paterno b Viterno (Age 22 years)
  Family ID	F196000	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2010

  
  

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  961 tot koning en 967 tot keizer gekroond. Volgde 973 zijn vader op. Versloeg 974-978 Heinrich II van Bayern. When he became Emperor, he demanded all the Byzantine possessions in Italy as part of his wife's dowry. His demands were naturally refused, and the war began agin. Then, in 981, Otto descended into Apulia, his wrath on this occasion principally directed against the Saracens. In Constantinople the Emperor Basil saw his chance: of the two evils, Otto represented by far the greater long-term danger. Messengers sped to the Saracen leader and a temporary alliance was hastily arranged, as a result of which, after certain initial successes, Otto was soundly defeated near Stilo in Calabria; only an ignominious flight in disguise saved him from capture. He never recovered from the humiliation and died in Rome the following year, aged twenty-eight. Otto is the only German Emperor to be buried in Rome. His tomb can still be seen in the Grotte Vaticane---minus its porphyry cover which, having originally been removed from the Mausoleum of Hadrian, now serves the font of St.Peter's. John Julius Norwich, 'The Normans in Sicily.'