{"slug": "henry-ii-duke-of-bavaria", "label": "Henry II, Duke of Bavaria", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II%2C_Duke_of_Bavaria", "wikidata": null, "qid": null, "description": null, "entries": 8, "years": 8, "span": [951, 986], "span_label": ["951 CE", "986 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 5}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "duchy-of-bavaria", "label": "Duchy of Bavaria", "shared": 6}, {"slug": "otto-ii-holy-roman-emperor", "label": "Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "duchy-of-carinthia", "label": "Duchy of Carinthia", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "theophanu", "label": "Theophanu", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "otto-iii-holy-roman-emperor", "label": "Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "holy-roman-empire", "label": "Holy Roman Empire", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "duchy-of-bohemia", "label": "Duchy of Bohemia", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-italy-holy-roman-empire", "label": "Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "regent", "label": "Regent", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "july", "label": "July", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "austria", "label": "Austria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "duchy-of-swabia", "label": "Duchy of Swabia", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 951, "year_label": "951 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Henry II (the Wrangler), duke of Bavaria (d. 995)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341512694#Births", "title": "951", "revid": 1341512694, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 974, "year_label": "974 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Battle of Danevirke: Emperor Otto II defeats the rebel forces of King Harald I, who has invaded Nordalbingia (modern-day Holstein), to shake off imperial overlordship. Otto's armies swiftly subdue the Danes, consolidating the frontier between Scandinavia and Northern Germany. Meanwhile, Henry II begins a rebellion against his cousin Otto. He forges alliances with Bavarian and Saxon nobles.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341513416#Europe", "title": "974", "revid": 1341513416, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 976, "year_label": "976 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July", "text": "July – Emperor Otto II (the Red) occupies Regensburg, forcing his rebellious cousin Henry II (the Wrangler) (who claims rulership over the Holy Roman Empire) to flee to Bohemia. Henry is deposed and Bavaria is handed over to Otto I of Swabia (a grandson of the late Emperor Otto I). He sets up the new \"Grand Duchy of Carinthia\" covering modern-day Austria.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364468275#Europe", "title": "976", "revid": 1364468275, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 977, "year_label": "977 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "War of the Three Henries: Henry III (the Younger), duke of Carinthia, gets involved in a conflict over the Patriarchate of Aquileia (March of Verona) in northeastern Italy. Emperor Otto II (the Red) decides in Aquileia's favor, prompting Henry III to go into revolt. He joins forces with Henry II (the Wrangler), duke of Bavaria. They are both joined by Henry I, bishop of Augsburg.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341908323#Europe", "title": "977", "revid": 1341908323, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 978, "year_label": "978 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "War of the Three Henries: Emperor Otto II (the Red) supported by his nephew Otto I, duke of Bavaria and Carinthia, attacks Passau, where the rebels have assembled. In September, the town surrenders due to Otto's siege tactics, which includes a bridge of boats. Ending of the revolt of Henry II (the Wrangler) against Otto II.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365272344#Europe", "title": "978", "revid": 1365272344, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 984, "year_label": "984 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Spring – German boy-king Otto III (4 years old) is seized by the deposed Henry II, Duke of Bavaria (\"the Wrangler\"), who has recovered his duchy and claims the regency as a member of the Ottonian Dynasty. But Henry is forced to hand over Otto to his mother, empress consort Theophanu.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341908618#Europe", "title": "984", "revid": 1341908618, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 985, "year_label": "985 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "Summer – Henry II (the Wrangler) is restored as duke of Bavaria by Empress Theophanu and her mother-in-law Adelaide at an Hoftag assembly in Rohr (Thuringia). King Otto III (5-years old) remains under the regency of the two empresses in the Holy Roman Empire and in the Kingdom of Italy.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364468346#Europe", "title": "985", "revid": 1364468346, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 986, "year_label": "986 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Empress Theophanu, accompanied by the 6-year-old King Otto III and Henry II of Bavaria, leads a campaign against Bohemia and the Slavs on the Elbe frontier.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365272436#Europe", "title": "986", "revid": 1365272436, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}]}