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Otto I

Type Figure Region Saxony Time 912–973 Also known as Otto the Great

Otto I (912–973), son of the Duke of Saxony, was crowned King of East Francia in 936 and crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the pope in Rome in 962.…

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  1. 912–936Saxony · SaxonyBorn into the Saxon ruling family, his father Henry I (Henry the Fowler) laid the foundations of the East Frankish kingdom; Otto received military and political training in his youth in preparation for inheriting the throne.
  2. 936–962Aachen · GermanyCrowned king at Aachen in 936, he then suppressed ducal revolts, defeated the Magyars at Lechfeld, consolidated royal authority, and extended control over Burgundy and northern Italy.
  3. 962–973Rome · LazioCrowned emperor in Rome by Pope John XII in February 962, establishing the emperor's protection of the church and intervention in Italy; in his later years he continued to coordinate German and Italian politics, dying at Memleben in 973.

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