 On the other hand, he approximated to Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor and eventually named him literally with the title of "compadre", which meant "the co-father of the Venetian Doge's children".Otto specially liked this, and became the children's godfather.The classic Spanish novel Don Quixote (1605–1615) contains several references to "compadres"; however, the "compadre" relationship has much less formal meaning in modern Spain where it is a reference both to a godfather/"padrino" or just to a best friend, with no reference to any ritual.