February 2, 962★★★★★
Otto I crowned emperor, founding the Holy Roman Empire
Pope John XII crowns Otto I emperor in Rome, commonly regarded as the beginning of the Holy Roman Empire.
PoliticsDynasty· Germany, Italy
Pope John XII crowns Otto I emperor in Rome, commonly regarded as the beginning of the Holy Roman Empire.
Under pressure from Napoleon, Emperor Francis II abdicates and dissolves the Holy Roman Empire after roughly a thousand years.