Otto II (Rufus), Germany, Emperor

b 0955, Of, , , Germany			Ludolph, Duke Of Saxony	>
d 07 Dec 0983,		Otto Duke Of Saxony	Hedwige Duchess Of Saxony	>
	Heinrich I 'The_Fowler' Germans, [Duke of Saxony]	b 0851	Arnuph I	>
	\| b 0875	Hedwige, Empress Of Holy_Roman_Empir	Oda	>
Otto I 'The_Great' Germany	d 02 Jul 0936	b 0856	Reginhart, Count Of Ringleheim	>
\|b 0912	\|	Theodoric, Count Of Ringleheim	Mrs-Reginhart, Countess Of Ringleheim
\|d 07 May 0973	Mathilda Countess Of Ringleheim	b 0853	Gottfried
\|	b 0878	Ludmilla Ragnhildis, Countess Ringleheim	Matilda
Otto II (Rufus), Germany, Emperor	d 14 May 0968	b 0858
\|Theophano, Princess Of Byzantine_Empire
\|m 0972
\|	\|
Adelheid, Empress Of Germany
b 0931	\|
d 16 Dec 1000

Children

1		Otto III Emperor Germany, Emperor
2	<	Otehilde Germany, Princess
3	<	Mathilde Princess Of Saxony

Notes

Otto II (Rufus) was Holy Roman Emperor from 973 to 983. He followed his father's example and tried to keep power over Lombardy, Burgundy, Germany, and the Slavic borderlands. Otto II tried to extend his power by claiming several provinces in southern Italy. But the Greek emperor opposed his claim, and called on the Saracens for help in a war against the Germans. Otto was defeated at Cotrone in 982 and left southern Italy. He died at Rome while planning another compaign.

Source: 'The World Book Encyclopedia', 1968, p O667.

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