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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.
Otto I the Great (Otto I. der Große) 2 July 936 2 February 962 7 May 973 Son of Henry I; first king crowned in Aachen Cathedral since Lothair I; crowned as Otto by the grace of God King; [13] crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 962 Otto II the Red (Otto II. der Rote) 26 May 961 25 December 967 7 December 983 Son of Otto I;
The Holy Roman Empire was established in 962 under Otto the Great. Later emperors were crowned by the pope or other Catholic bishops. In 1530 Charles V became the last Holy Roman emperor to be crowned by a pope, Clement VII, albeit in Bologna. Thereafter, until the abolition of the empire in 1806, no further crownings by the pope were held.
Battle of Lechtfeld (955) by Michael Echter, 1860.. Otto I, also called Otto the Great, is seen by many as one of the greatest medieval rulers. [1] His name is usually associated with the foundation [2] (or consolidation of the Holy Roman Empire, depending on the sources, although the modern vỉew generally considers Otto, rather than his father Henry the Fowler or Charlemagne, as the founder ...
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 the Western Roman Empire in 476. [18] The title lapsed in 924, but was revived in 962 when Otto I was crowned emperor by Pope John XII, as Charlemagne's and the Carolingian Empire's successor.
Subsequently, on February 2 Otto was solemnly crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope. Ten days later at a Roman synod, John, at Otto's desire, founded the Archbishopric of Magdeburg and the Bishopric of Merseburg, bestowed the pallium on the Archbishop of Salzburg and Archbishop of Trier, and confirmed the appointment of Rather as Bishop of Verona.
In Rome, Otto the Great was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on 2 February 962 by Pope John XII. Breaking new ground, Pope John XII also crowned Adelaide as Holy Roman Empress. [12] In 960, a new ordo was created for her coronation and anointing, including prayers to biblical female figures, especially Esther.
King Otto I (the Great) is crowned with the Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire. Year 962 ( CMLXII ) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar .