Otto I
912 – 973 German king, emperor
First Holy Roman Emperor of the Ottonian line, crowned in 962.
- Religion
- Catholic
- Affiliations
- Ottonian dynasty
Otto I united the German duchies and defeated the Magyars at the Battle of Lechfeld in 955. He was crowned emperor by the pope in 962, a moment usually seen as founding the Holy Roman Empire. He tied the church closely to royal government in what became known as the Ottonian system.
In the timeline
- 955 Otto I defeats the Magyars at Lechfeld central figure
- 962 Founding of the Holy Roman Empire mentioned
- 962 Otto I crowned Emperor, the empire's usual starting point central figure