In 1002, Otto III died at Paterno near Civita in Italy. With no direct descendants, the succession was fraught with tensions. Duke Henry of Bavaria caught the upstream.| Medieval Histories
Thietmar of Merseburg was bishop of the diocese of Merseburg from 1009 to 1018. Famous for his Chronicle, he was one of the most important historians of the Ottonian period| Medieval Histories
Heinrich II (973 (978)-1024) – famous for his foundation of Bamberg – was the last Ottonian to rule Germany and the Holy Roman Empire.| Medieval Histories
The 10th-century German queens set their mark on politics in different ways. The last queen, Kunigunde, primarily played the role of dynastic bridgebuilder.| Medieval Histories
What kind of life did Heinrich II and his beloved Queen Kunigunde live out on a daily basis? And how did this compare to the ordinary lives of people surrounding them? In the city of Bamberg, in the countryside, and among their Slavic neighbours?| Medieval Histories
After 1007 Bamberg castle was rebuilt as a modern cathedral and palace complex. Likely, it turned out to be an ideal prototype for other similar building projects at Paderborn, Goslar and elsewhere| Medieval Histories
On Heinrich II’s birthday in 1012, the abbot at Seeon presented the German king with a panegyric, commonly known as the Carmen Bambergense.| Medieval Histories
Bamberg lies at the centre of the former Bavarian Nordgau at the confluence of the Regnitz and the Main, surrounded by a forested and hilly landscape| Medieval Histories