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Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), known as Otto the Great (German: Otto der Große Italian: Ottone il Grande) or Otto of Saxony (German: Otto von Sachsen Italian: Ottone di Sassonia), was East Frankish king from 936 and Holy Roman Emperor from 962 until his death in 973. [b] He was the eldest son of Henry the Fowler and Matilda of Ringelheim.
The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans (Latin: Imperator Romanorum; German: Kaiser der Römer) during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor since the early modern period [1] (Latin: Imperator Germanorum; German: Römisch-Deutscher Kaiser), was the ruler and head of state of the Holy Roman Empire.
Otto II (955 – 7 December 983), called the Red (German: der Rote), was Holy Roman Emperor from 973 until his death in 983. A member of the Ottonian dynasty, Otto II was the youngest and sole surviving son of Otto the Great and Adelaide of Italy.
The Ottonian kings Holy Roman emperors were: [1] Henry the Fowler, duke of Saxony from 912, king of East Francia from 919 until 936; Otto the Great, duke of Saxony and king of East Francia from 936, king of Italy from 951, emperor from 962 until 973; Otto II, co-ruler from 961, emperor from 967, sole ruler from 973 until 983
Henry II was a member of the Ottonian dynasty of kings and emperors who ruled the Holy Roman Empire (previously Germany) from 919 to 1024. In relation to the other members of his dynasty, Henry II was the great-grandson of Henry I , great-nephew of Otto I , first-cousin once removed of Otto II , and a second-cousin to Otto III .
Holy Roman Empire in Germany. Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Germany (complete list, complete list) – Louis the Child, King (899–911) Conrad I, King (911–918) Henry I, King (919–936) Otto I, King (936–973), Holy Roman Emperor (962–973) Otto II, King (961–983), Holy Roman Emperor (967–983) Otto III, King (983–1002), Holy Roman ...
Coin of Pescennius Niger, a Roman usurper who claimed imperial power AD 193–194. Legend: IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST AVG. While the imperial government of the Roman Empire was rarely called into question during its five centuries in the west and fifteen centuries in the east, individual emperors often faced unending challenges in the form of usurpation and perpetual civil wars. [30]
The Holy Roman Empire, [f] headed by the Holy Roman Emperor, [16] developed in Central Europe in the Early Middle Ages and lasted for almost a thousand years until its dissolution in 1806. [ 17 ] On 25 December 800, Pope Leo III crowned the Frankish king Charlemagne Roman emperor, reviving the title more than three centuries after the fall of ...