Browse historical records dated to 962. Records are rendered from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
4 records
Historical Events in 962
962
Holy Roman Emperor
Otto I the Great · Germany
Revives the title of Holy Roman Emperor, sees himself as the successor to Charlamagne. Otto is crowned Emperor by Pope John XII, intertwining the affairs of the German Kingdom with those of Italy and the Papacy and marking the German King's as successors to the Empire of Charlemagne, which through the concept of translatio imperii, also made them consider themselves as successors to Ancient Rome
962
Holy Roman Empire
Otto I the Great · Germany
Otto is crowned Emperor by Pope John XII, intertwining the affairs of the German Kingdom with those of Italy and the Papacy and marking the German King's as successors to the Empire of Charlemagne, which through the concept of translatio imperii, also made them consider themselves as successors to Ancient Rome. Crowned Emperor by Pope John XII in Rome, revives the Empire of Charlamagne
962
Translatio Imperii
Otto I the Great · Germany
Otto is crowned Emperor by Pope John XII, intertwining the affairs of the German Kingdom with those of Italy and the Papacy and marking the German King's as successors to the Empire of Charlemagne, which through the concept of translatio imperii, also made them consider themselves as successors to Ancient Rome
Coronations in 962
962
Coronation
Otto I the Great · Germany
Crowned Emperor by Pope John XII in Rome, revives the Empire of Charlamagne
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