Birth of Otto III980
Birth of Otto III, son of Otto II
Historical person
Otto III Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Otto III, based on 13 World History Database records associated with Germany.
13 records980–12909 events3 places
Chronological biography
980
983
Holy Roman Emperor983
Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor. Ottos mother Theophano rules as a coregent during Ottos minority, 983-991
Succession983
Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor. Ottos mother Theophano rules as a coregent during Ottos minority, 983-991
991
Succession991
Ottos grandmother Adelaide rules as a coregent during Ottos minority, 991-994
996
Holy Roman Empire996
Gregory becomes the first German Pope, appointed by his cousin Otto III, whom he appointed shortly after crowned Holy Roman Emperor
Pope996
Appoints his cousin Bruno of Carinthia as Pope Gregory V
Coronation21 May 996
Crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Gregory V
998
Capital998
Moves to Rome & seeks to make it the capital of a new Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire998
Otto III invades Italy to put down an anti-papal revolt led by John Crecentius
Invasion of Italy998
Otto III invades Italy to put down an anti-papal revolt led by John Crecentius
999
Pope999
Appoints Sylvester II as Pope
1002
Death of Otto III23 January 1002
Succeeded by his cousin Duke Henry of Bavaria. Death of Otto III, of malaria while on a campaign against the Romans
1290
Succession1290
Succeeds as Duke of Lower Bavaria
Titles and roles
Duke · Emperor
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.