Otto III (980–1002) was one of the most powerful rulers in Europe in the late tenth century. He is also one of the most enigmatic. The son of the German emperor Otto II and the Greek princess Theophanu, he came to the throne at the age of three and was only twenty-one years old at the time of his death. Nonetheless, his reign had a lasting impact on both Germany and Italy for generations. In this book, Gerd Althoff provides a much-needed biography of this fascinating figure. In the process, he uses Otto’s life to explain how in practice early medieval kingship worked.

Otto III

Biographies & Memoirs

Althoff, Gerd

Historical

Penn State University Press

Otto III (980-1002) was one of the most powerful rulers in Europe in the late tenth century. He is also one of the most enigmatic. The son of the German emperor Otto II and the Greek princess Theophanu, he came to the throne at the age of three and was only twenty-one years old at the time of his death. Nonetheless, his reign had a lasting impact on both Germany and Italy for generations. In this book, Gerd Althoff provides a much-needed biography of this fascinating figure. In the process, he uses Otto's life to explain how in practice early medieval kingship worked.

The Pennsylvania State University Press

This work, originally published in German, documents and describes just how extensively crucial personal and social bonds influenced political life in Europe in the Early and High Middle Ages. Political life in the Middle Ages was significantly influenced by the bonds people had to one another, and the bonds of kinship, friendship and lordship were by far the most important. Gerd Althoff, a renowned medieval scholar, demonstrates how the nature and importance of these bonds changed, as did the rules and norms which governed them.

Family, Friends and Followers: Political and Social Bonds in Early Medieval Europe (Cambridge Medieval Textbooks (Hardcover))

History

Europe

Cambridge University Press

Family, Friends and Followers: Political and Social Bonds in Early Medieval Europe (Cambridge Medieval Textbooks (Paperback))

Frühmittelalterliche Studien 2009 (German Edition)

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

de Gruyter

Spielregeln der Politik im Mittelalter: Kommunikation in Frieden und Fehde

wbg academic

Gebhardt. Handbuch der deutschen Geschichte.: Die Zeit der späten Karolinger und der Ottonen: Krisen und Konsolidierungen 888 - 1024

Keller, Hagen

Klett-Cotta Verlag

Heinrich I. und Otto der Grosse: Neubeginn auf karolingischem Erbe (Persönlichkeit und Geschichte) (German Edition)

Muster-Schmidt

Otto III has sometimes been seen as one of the more mysterious members of the Ottonian dynasty. This book is founded on new research into his personality and rule, illuminating both the emperor himself and diverse aspects of the workings of politics in the Early and High Middle Ages. German text.

Primus Verlag

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