December 7, 983 – Holy Roman Emperor Otto II “The Red” of Saxony died at his palace in Rome, Italy. He was 28 years old. He 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. His paternal grandfather was Heinrich, the Fowler. Otto was a man of small stature, by nature brave and impulsive, and by training an accomplished knight. He was generous to the church and aided the spread of Christianity in many ways. According to one of the chroniclers of the time, he was given the epithet of the Red when in 981 he invited the most troublesome of the Roman families to a banquet, and proceeded to butcher them at dinner. More sympathetic chroniclers said that it was due to his reddish complexion. He is an ancestor of the Counts of Holland and Philippa of Hainaut, Queen Consort of King Edward III of England. He is also an ancestor of King James III of Scotland. The Normans in Sicily, Norwich, John Julius. Biographical details Europäische Stammtafeln, Band I, Frank Baron Freytag von Loringhoven, 1975, Isenburg, W. K. Prinz von. Page 3
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