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962 in History

Browse historical records dated to 962. Records are rendered from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

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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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