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<p>[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 3173329, member: 74968"]Just won this little medieval coin. I was looking for a coin of Otto IV but stumbled across this one. It will make a nice addition to my historical characters collection. Please keep posting your medieval coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>From wikipedia:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>"Otto III</b> (June/July 980 – 23 January 1002) was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Emperor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Emperor" rel="nofollow">Holy Roman Emperor</a> from 996 until his early death in 1002. A member of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottonian_dynasty" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottonian_dynasty" rel="nofollow">Ottonian dynasty</a>, Otto III was the only son of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor" rel="nofollow">Emperor Otto II</a> and his wife <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theophanu" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theophanu" rel="nofollow">Theophanu</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Otto III was crowned as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Germany" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Germany" rel="nofollow">King of Germany</a> in 983 at the age of three, shortly after his father's death in southern Italy while campaigning against the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire" rel="nofollow">Byzantine Empire</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirate_of_Sicily" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirate_of_Sicily" rel="nofollow">Emirate of Sicily</a>. Though the nominal ruler of Germany, Otto III's minor status ensured his various <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regent" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regent" rel="nofollow">regents</a> held power over the Empire. His cousin <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II,_Duke_of_Bavaria" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II,_Duke_of_Bavaria" rel="nofollow">Henry II, Duke of Bavaria</a>, initially claimed regency over the young king and attempted to seize the throne for himself in 984. When his rebellion failed to gain the support of Germany's aristocracy, Henry II was forced to abandon his claims to the throne and to allow Otto III's mother Theophanu to serve as regent until her death in 991. Otto III was then still a child, so his grandmother, the Dowager Empress <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_of_Italy" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_of_Italy" rel="nofollow">Adelaide of Italy</a>, served as regent until 994.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 996, Otto III marched to Italy to claim the titles <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Italy" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Italy" rel="nofollow">King of Italy</a></i> and <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Emperor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Emperor" rel="nofollow">Holy Roman Emperor</a></i>, which had been left unclaimed since the death of Otto II in 983. Otto III also sought to reestablish Imperial control over the city of Rome, which had revolted under the leadership of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescentius_II" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescentius_II" rel="nofollow">Crescentius II</a>, and through it the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papacy" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papacy" rel="nofollow">papacy</a>. Crowned as Emperor, Otto III put down the Roman rebellion and installed his cousin as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gregory_V" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gregory_V" rel="nofollow">Pope Gregory V</a>, the first Pope of German descent. After the Emperor had pardoned him and left the city, Crescentius II again rebelled, deposing Gregory V and installing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipope_John_XVI" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipope_John_XVI" rel="nofollow">John XVI</a> as Pope. Otto III returned to the city in 998, reinstalled Gregory V, and executed both Crescentius II and John XVI. When Gregory V died in 999, Otto III installed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Sylvester_II" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Sylvester_II" rel="nofollow">Sylvester II</a> as the new Pope. Otto III's actions throughout his life further strengthened imperial control over the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church" rel="nofollow">Catholic Church</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>From the beginning of his reign, Otto III faced opposition from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavs" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavs" rel="nofollow">Slavs</a> along the eastern frontier. Following the death of his father in 983, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Slav_Rising" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Slav_Rising" rel="nofollow">Slavs rebelled against imperial control</a>, forcing the Empire to abandon its territories east of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbe" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbe" rel="nofollow">Elbe river</a>. Otto III would fight to regain the Empire's lost territories throughout his reign with only limited success. While in the east, Otto III strengthened the Empire's relations with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civitas_Schinesghe" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civitas_Schinesghe" rel="nofollow">Poland</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Bohemia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Bohemia" rel="nofollow">Bohemia</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Hungary" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Hungary" rel="nofollow">Hungary</a>. Through his affairs in Eastern Europe in 1000, he was able to extend the influence of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity" rel="nofollow">Christianity</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_Gniezno" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_Gniezno" rel="nofollow">supporting mission work in Poland</a> and through the crowning of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_I_of_Hungary" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_I_of_Hungary" rel="nofollow">Stephen I</a> as the first Christian king of Hungary.</p><p><br /></p><p>Returning to Rome in 1001, Otto III faced a rebellion by the Roman aristocracy, which forced him to flee the city. While marching to reclaim the city in 1002, however, Otto III suffered a sudden fever and died in a castle near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civita_Castellana" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civita_Castellana" rel="nofollow">Civita Castellana</a> at the age of 21. With no clear heir to succeed him, his early death threw the Empire into political crisis."</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]816107[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Otto III AD 983-1002. Holy Roman Empire. Pavia</p><p>Denaro AR</p><p>16mm., 1,22g.</p><p>nearly very fine</p><p><br /></p><p>Savoca Coins 9thBlue auction Part 2 Lot 2103 August 26, 2018[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 3173329, member: 74968"]Just won this little medieval coin. I was looking for a coin of Otto IV but stumbled across this one. It will make a nice addition to my historical characters collection. Please keep posting your medieval coins. From wikipedia: [B]"Otto III[/B] (June/July 980 – 23 January 1002) was [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Emperor']Holy Roman Emperor[/URL] from 996 until his early death in 1002. A member of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottonian_dynasty']Ottonian dynasty[/URL], Otto III was the only son of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor']Emperor Otto II[/URL] and his wife [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theophanu']Theophanu[/URL]. Otto III was crowned as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Germany']King of Germany[/URL] in 983 at the age of three, shortly after his father's death in southern Italy while campaigning against the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire']Byzantine Empire[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirate_of_Sicily']Emirate of Sicily[/URL]. Though the nominal ruler of Germany, Otto III's minor status ensured his various [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regent']regents[/URL] held power over the Empire. His cousin [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II,_Duke_of_Bavaria']Henry II, Duke of Bavaria[/URL], initially claimed regency over the young king and attempted to seize the throne for himself in 984. When his rebellion failed to gain the support of Germany's aristocracy, Henry II was forced to abandon his claims to the throne and to allow Otto III's mother Theophanu to serve as regent until her death in 991. Otto III was then still a child, so his grandmother, the Dowager Empress [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_of_Italy']Adelaide of Italy[/URL], served as regent until 994. In 996, Otto III marched to Italy to claim the titles [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Italy']King of Italy[/URL][/I] and [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Emperor']Holy Roman Emperor[/URL][/I], which had been left unclaimed since the death of Otto II in 983. Otto III also sought to reestablish Imperial control over the city of Rome, which had revolted under the leadership of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescentius_II']Crescentius II[/URL], and through it the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papacy']papacy[/URL]. Crowned as Emperor, Otto III put down the Roman rebellion and installed his cousin as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gregory_V']Pope Gregory V[/URL], the first Pope of German descent. After the Emperor had pardoned him and left the city, Crescentius II again rebelled, deposing Gregory V and installing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipope_John_XVI']John XVI[/URL] as Pope. Otto III returned to the city in 998, reinstalled Gregory V, and executed both Crescentius II and John XVI. When Gregory V died in 999, Otto III installed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Sylvester_II']Sylvester II[/URL] as the new Pope. Otto III's actions throughout his life further strengthened imperial control over the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church']Catholic Church[/URL]. From the beginning of his reign, Otto III faced opposition from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavs']Slavs[/URL] along the eastern frontier. Following the death of his father in 983, the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Slav_Rising']Slavs rebelled against imperial control[/URL], forcing the Empire to abandon its territories east of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbe']Elbe river[/URL]. Otto III would fight to regain the Empire's lost territories throughout his reign with only limited success. While in the east, Otto III strengthened the Empire's relations with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civitas_Schinesghe']Poland[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Bohemia']Bohemia[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Hungary']Hungary[/URL]. Through his affairs in Eastern Europe in 1000, he was able to extend the influence of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity']Christianity[/URL] by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_Gniezno']supporting mission work in Poland[/URL] and through the crowning of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_I_of_Hungary']Stephen I[/URL] as the first Christian king of Hungary. Returning to Rome in 1001, Otto III faced a rebellion by the Roman aristocracy, which forced him to flee the city. While marching to reclaim the city in 1002, however, Otto III suffered a sudden fever and died in a castle near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civita_Castellana']Civita Castellana[/URL] at the age of 21. With no clear heir to succeed him, his early death threw the Empire into political crisis." [ATTACH=full]816107[/ATTACH] Otto III AD 983-1002. Holy Roman Empire. Pavia Denaro AR 16mm., 1,22g. nearly very fine Savoca Coins 9thBlue auction Part 2 Lot 2103 August 26, 2018[/QUOTE]
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