Earlier in history Charlemagne was declared Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III when he rescued the pope form an uprising in Rome. Charlemagne was meant to be the emperor of Christendom in western Europe and calling him Roman Emperor symbolised the independence of this part of Europe and the papacy form the eastern Romans, who had been interfering with the popes. Charlemagne went on to create what historians call the Carolingian Empire, which lasted for about 120 years. It ended with the extinction of the Carolingian dynasty due to continuous infighting. France broke away from Germany and Italy gained independence. When Otto regained Italy he had an empire and decided to call it Roman Empire after Charlemagne's empire.
Otto I was crowned emperor in 962.
Otto I, King of Germany
Otto I was the first holy Roman emperor.
No, he declared himself Emperor.
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.
Otto I got declared the Roman Emperor because he helped the Pope when he was struggling so the pope declared him the Roman Empire.
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Otto I was crowned emperor in 962.
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The creation of the Holy Roman Empire restored the alliance between the pope and the emperor which had been established between Pope Leo III and Charlemagne. Pope John XII and Otto signed a document which declared the pope was the head of the church and Otto was the secular protector of the church.
There was a count in northern Italy named Berengar of Ivrea, who declared himself king. In about 860, Berengar invaded the Papal States, which caused Pope John XII to appeal to Otto, who was King of Germany and had already taken the title King of Lombardy. Otto helped the pope, who crowned him emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in return. As it happens, though Pope John XII and Otto I were pledged to support each other, they almost immediately became enemies. The pope entered into multiple conspiracies to depose Otto, and Otto attempted, with somewhat more success, to depose the pope.
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Otto I, King of Germany
When Otto I freed the Pope from the control of the Romans, he was named Holy Roman Emperor.
Emperor Constantine.
Trajan became emperor in 98 AD.
Otto I was the first holy Roman emperor.