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Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor

955 - 983

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Otto II (955 – 7 December 983), called the Red (der Rote), was Holy Roman Emperor from 973 until his death in 983. A member of the Ottonian dynasty, Otto II was the youngest and sole surviving son of Otto the Great and Adelaide of Italy. Otto II was made joint-ruler of Germany in 961, at an early age, and his father named him co-Emperor in 967 to secure his succession to the throne. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor has received more than 535,201 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor is the 953rd most popular politician (down from 940th in 2019), the 267th most popular biography from Germany (up from 270th in 2019) and the 80th most popular German Politician.

Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor is most famous for being the son of Otto I and the grandson of Henry I. He was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 962 and died in 973.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 953 out of 15,577. Before him are Alfonso XII of Spain, Nikolai Bukharin, Nadezhda Krupskaya, Ptolemy XII Auletes, Onan, and Mausolus. After him are Margaret of Parma, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Philip III of Macedon, Andrew Johnson, Sauli Niinistö, and Emperor Yao.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 955, Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 1. After him are Adalbert of Prague, Yaropolk I of Kiev, Gyeongjong of Goryeo, Al-Aziz Billah, Arduin of Ivrea, Lutgardis of Luxemburg, and Ælfric of Eynsham. Among people deceased in 983, Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 1. After him are Pope Benedict VII and 'Adud al-Dawla.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 267 out of 6,142. Before him are Heinrich von Kleist (1777), Klaus Barbie (1913), Princess Ludovika of Bavaria (1808), Pope Damasus II (1000), Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (1868), and Wim Wenders (1945). After him are Max Scheler (1874), Ferdinand I of Romania (1865), Adolf Dassler (1900), Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (1710), Max von Laue (1879), and Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1691).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 80. Before him are Friedrich Ratzel (1844), Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk (1887), Julius Streicher (1885), Helmut Schmidt (1918), Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (1620), and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria (1808). After him are Ferdinand I of Romania (1865), Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (1710), Maurice, Prince of Orange (1567), Frederick V of the Palatinate (1596), Christian I of Denmark (1426), and Gustav Stresemann (1878).

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