# Otto I crowned emperor (962)

URL: https://christianity-history.com/timeline/962-otto-i-crowned-emperor
Location: Rome
Themes: Papacy

Pope John XII crowns Otto I, beginning the Holy Roman Empire's close ties with the papacy. At this point in the timeline (2 February 962), the Bishop of Rome was Pope John XII (16 December 955 – 6 December 963).

## Why it matters
Otto I crowned emperor mattered because it shaped the authority, policy or public role of the papacy and the Catholic Church.

Pope at the time: [Pope John XII](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-john-xii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Otto the Great](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_the_Great)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Otto I crowned emperor](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Otto+I+crowned+emperor)
- [Wikipedia — Medieval Church (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Catholic_Church#Middle_Ages)