Emperor Otto II 
Otto II was born in 0945 in Saxony, Germany. Otto II's father was Emperor Otto I and his mother was Empress St. Adelaide Italy. His paternal grandparents were Heinrich I "The Fowler" King Of The Germans and Matilda Countess Of Ringleheim; his maternal grandfather was Rudolf II King of Italy. He had two brothers and three sisters, named Otto II Emperor of the Holy Roman, Otto II Emperor of the Holy Roman, Richilde Princess Of The Holy Roman, Richilde Princess Of The Holy Roman and RichildePrincess Of The Holy Roman. He was the third youngest of the six children. He had three half-brothers and four half-sisters, named Liudulph Duke of, Archbishop Wilhelm of, Archbishop Wilhelm of, Luitgard, Luitgard Princess of, Luitgard Princess of and Emma of. He died at the age of 38 on December 7th, 0983 in Holy Roman Empire.General Notes
OTTO II, Holy Roman Emperor (967-83), king of Germany (961-83), the Sonof Otto I, with whom he ruled jointly from 967 to 973. In 976 hesuppressed a rebellion that was led by his cousin Henry II, duke ofBavaria. Two years later, having been attacked by Lothair, king ofFrance, Otto drove the French out of Lorraine but was unsuccessful inbesieging Paris. Later Lothair renounced Lorraine, and peace wasestablished. Otto next invaded the southern Italy, gaining possession ofNaples, Salerno, and Taranto, but he was overwhelmingly defeated by theGreeks and Saracens at Crotona in 982. He died in Rome while planning asecond invasion.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 0800 in Of, , Saxony, Germany
- b.0826
- b.0810
- b.0858 in Saxony, Germany d.30 Nov 0912
- b.0812 d.0862
- b.0840 d.UNKNOWN
- b.0820 d.01 Jul 0874
- b.0876 in Saxony , Germany d.02 Jul 0936 in Membleben, Saxony, Germany
- b.0835 d.0899
- b.0855 in Holy Roman Empire d.0903 in Holy Roman Empire
- b.0816 d.UNKNOWN
- b.0837
- b.23 Nov 0912 in Saxony, Germany d.07 May 0973 in Memleben, Saxony, Germany
- b.~ 0800 in Of Ringelheim, Goslar, Hannover, Germany
- b.~ 0828 in Of Ringelheim, Goslar, Hannover, Germany
- b.~ 0800 in Of Ringelheim, Goslar, Hannover, Germany
- b.~ 0853 in Ringelheim, Goslar, Hannover, Prussia d.~ 0930
- b.~ 0833 in Of Ringelheim, Goslar, Hannover, Germany d.0910
- b.0895 in Ringelheim, Goslar, Hannover, Germany d.14 May 0968 in Membleben, Saxony, Germany
- b.0800 d.0844
- b.0820 in Friesland, Germany d.0879
- b.0879 d.~ 0934
- b.0835 in Alsace-Lorraine, France d.07 Aug 0879 in Plaisance, Italy
- b.0840 d.0907
- b.0836 in Alsace-Lorraine, France d.0875 in Alsace-Lorraine, France
- b.0945 in Saxony, Germany d.07 Dec 0983 in Holy Roman Empire
- d.UNKNOWN
- b.0916
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They had two daughters named MathildePrincess of and Otehilde.
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Children
MathildePrincess of Saxony
MathildePrincess of was born in 0976. She died at the age of 49 on November 4th, 1025.
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