The episode traces the Ottonian dynasty from its origins among the Saxon counts, through Henry the Fowler's election as king in 919 and his victory over the Magyars at Riade in 933, to Otto I's coronation as Holy Roman Emperor in 962. It follows the court at Magdeburg, the Byzantine marriage of Otto II and Theophanu, the disasters at Stilo and the death of Otto III in 1002, and the extinction of the line with Henry II in 1024. It closes by considering the dynasty's lasting imprint on church-state relations, art, and the memory of empire.
More: https://thelineagearchive.com/dynasty/ottonian-dynasty
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