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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.

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Contents Translator's Note Preface to the German Edition Preface to the English Edition Introduction The Modern Assessment of Otto III Royal Rule and the Idea of the State at the End of the Tenth Century Central Questions and the Problem of Sources 1. A Child on the Throne Henry the Quarrelsome and the Disturbances over the Succession The Regency of the Empresses 2. The Beginning of Independent Rule The First Independent Decisions The First Italian Expedition The Encounters with Gerbert and Adalbert 3. The "Revenge Expedition" to Rome and the Beginning of the "Roman Renewal" The Fight Against Crescentius and the Antipope Otto III's "Idea of Roman Renewal" in Older and Newer Scholarship 4. The Journey to Gniezno Preconceptions and Preparations The Journey From Gniezno to Aachen 5. The Last Expedition to Rome "Government Business" on the Way The Gandersheim Conflict The "Ingratitude" of the Romans The Death of Otto III 6. Building Blocks for an Assessment of Otto III: Observations, Insights, Open Questions Demonstrative Ritual Behaviors "Friends" of Otto III and His Interaction with Them Dealing with the Heritage Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index

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