Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans (not the Roman people).
Famously, Charlemagne was crowned Emperor of the Roman People on December 25, 800 by Pope Leo III. After that the subsequent emperors of the Carolingian and Holy Roman Empires were generally, but not all, crowned by the pope. When a person was elected emperor, he was not called the emperor, but King of Germany until the pope crowned him, but sometimes this took years to happen.
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.
Charlemagne was crowned (Western) Roman Emperor
In 800, Pope Leo III (750-816) crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans.
Otto I did not decline the Romanemperor. He was around in the Middle Ages, after the fall of the Roman Empire. Roman emperors had longer existed for 560 years.Otto I was the founder of the Holy RomanEmpireand was the first Holy Roman Emperor. He was crowned emperor in 962 by Pope John XII in Rome.
The Roman emperor had to answer to the pope.
He did not want people to think the pope had the power to choose who was emperor.
He did not want people to think the pope had the power to choose who was emperor.
When Charlemagne was named โEmperor of the Romans,โ it simultaneously symbolized Charlemagne's importance and the power of the Catholic Church. For Charlemagne, being associated with the greatness or the Roman Empire- by the Pope, no less- let all of Europe know that his power invoked the memory and legacy of Rome. For the Church, it showed people that the titles it bestowed on people still carried weight and influence.
Charlemagne did not want people to think the pope had the power to choose who was emperor.
He did not want people to think the pope had the power to choose who was emperor.
Supported the pope; pope crowned Charlemagne Emperor of the Roman people
He did not want people to think that the popehad the power to choose who was emperor.
He did not want people to think the pope had the power to choose who was emperor.
Otto I got declared the Roman Emperor because he helped the Pope when he was struggling so the pope declared him the Roman Empire.
When Otto I freed the Pope from the control of the Romans, he was named Holy Roman Emperor.
No. He was a Roman Emperor.