Otto (died 4 November 1004), called Otto of Worms, was duke of Carinthia from 978 to 985 and again from 1002 until his death. November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... Events December: End of the Samanid dynasty in Bokhara. ... Carinthia (German Kärnten) was a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 1806, and a crownland of Austria-Hungary until it dissolved in 1918. ... Events Badìa Fiorentina, an abbey in Italy, is founded by Willa, Margravine of Tuscany. ... Events Barcelona sacked by Al-Mansur Greenland colonized by Icelandic Viking Erik the Red (the date is according to legend but has been established as at least approximately correct – see History of Greenland) Lady Wulfruna founded the town that later became the city of Wolverhampton Births Al-Hakim bi-Amr... Events November 13 - English king Ethelred gives order to kill all Danes in England, leading to the St. ...

The only son of Conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingia, Otto was appointed duke of Carinthia and margrave of Verona when Henry I, Duke of Carinthia, had unsuccessfully rebelled against the king during the War of the Three Henries and was deposed. In 985 he lost his duchy, but could retain the title of duke as "duke of Worms". After the death of the margrave, Otto received the March of Verona back. In 1002, Otto was a candidate for king of the Holy Roman Empire; but he withdrew and received the Duchy of Carinthia from the newly elected king Henry II, the former duke, in return. He was succeeded as duke by his son, Conrad. Conrad the Red (German: Konrad der Rote) (died 10 August 955) was Duke of Lotharingia and Franconia. ... Events Barcelona sacked by Al-Mansur Greenland colonized by Icelandic Viking Erik the Red (the date is according to legend but has been established as at least approximately correct – see History of Greenland) Lady Wulfruna founded the town that later became the city of Wolverhampton Births Al-Hakim bi-Amr... Events November 13 - English king Ethelred gives order to kill all Danes in England, leading to the St. ... Saint Henry II of Germany (972 – 13 July 1024), was the fifth and last Holy Roman Emperor of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty. ...

Family

Otto married Judith of Bavaria (died 991). They had the following known children: Events Battle of Maldon Sweyn I of Denmark recovers his throne Births Deaths Theophanu, empress, mother of Otto III Emperor Enyu of Japan Categories: 991 ...

• Henry of Speyer
• Brun (died 999), ruled as Pope Gregory V
• Conrad I, Duke of Carinthia (died 1011)
• William, Bishop of Strasbourg (died 1047)