# Otto I Crowned Emperor (962)

URL: https://germany-history.com/timeline/962-otto-i-crowned-emperor
Location: Rome
Categories: ruler-change, main-event

On 2 February 962 Pope John XII crowned Otto I emperor in Rome. The imperial title was henceforth linked to the German kingship. Historians usually date the Holy Roman Empire, which lasted until 1806, from this coronation.

## Why it matters
It founded an empire that shaped Central Europe for nearly nine centuries.

Ruler at the time: [Otto I the Great](https://germany-history.com/rulers/otto-i-the-great)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia – Holy Roman Empire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire)
- [Wikipedia – Otto the Great](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_the_Great)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica – Holy Roman Empire](https://www.britannica.com/place/Holy-Roman-Empire)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica – Otto the Great](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Otto-I)