Otto the Great
912–973 · Person
Saxon king crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 962, founding the medieval German empire; defeated the Magyars at Lechfeld.
On these timelines: Germany, Master, People
More from Germany
- The Reformation (1517)
- German unification (1871)
- Luther's 95 Theses (1517)
- Einstein's Annus Mirabilis (1905)
- Holy Roman Empire (962)
- Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany (1933)
- Thirty Years' War (1618)
- Peace of Westphalia (1648)
Around 912
- Reign of Alfred the Great (871)
- Song dynasty (960)
- Holy Roman Empire founded (962)
- Christianisation of Kievan Rus' (988)
- Founding of the Capetian dynasty (987)
- The Tale of Genji written (1008)
- Treaty of Verdun (843)
- Song invention of gunpowder (950)
- Diamond Sutra printed (868)
- House of Wisdom (830)