This was the investiture controversy. The pope wanted to stop the emperor ordaining (investing) clergymen to high positions in the German church because he thought that only the pope, as a prelate had the right to do this. The emperor was opposed to this.
Otto I was the first holy Roman emperor.
Seven electors chose the Holy Roman Emperor.
hOly Roman Emperor was a title, not a nickname.
the Holy Roman Emperor
Emperor Francis I.
He was given the title of Holy Roman Emperor.
Otto I was the first holy Roman emperor.
Charles VII became the holy Roman Emperor in 1519.
The Roman emperor had to answer to the pope.
When Otto I freed the Pope from the control of the Romans, he was named Holy Roman Emperor.
Seven electors chose the Holy Roman Emperor.
Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (lived 912-973, reigned 936-973). The Holy Roman Emperor was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, a predecessor of numerous countries mainly in central Europe.
Holy Roman Emperor and ruled alot of other places.
hOly Roman Emperor was a title, not a nickname.
the Holy Roman Emperor
Charlemagne
Growth of Italian-city states?