Ep. 9 - A Matter of Habit - The new emperor Otto II has to face the usual rebellions

History of the Germans - Ein Podcast von Dirk Hoffmann-Becking - Donnerstags

When Otto II succeeds his father Otto the Great he inherits a strange construct of interwoven rights, relationships and privileges. He might rely on the church's resources to a degree but to succeed he needs military skill, charisma, proof of the grace of god and luck. With his father being the luckiest man in German history is there any of that elusive substance left for his son...

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