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Otto I

noun

  1. the Great, a.d. 912–973, king of the Germans 936–973; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 962–973.


Otto I

/ ˈɒtəʊ /

noun

  1. Otto I912973MGermanPOLITICS: hereditary ruler called the Great. 912–73 ad , king of Germany (936–73); Holy Roman Emperor (962–73)
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Example Sentences

His biggest moment came—possibly out of desperation-borne savvy—when in 963 he crowned the German King Otto I as Holy Roman Emperor.

From Time

There wasn’t anything much to eat there, either, but on the way back to Otto I came across a short tree with glossy leaves.

Mention of the salt works is made in the charter by Otto I., conveying the place to the Diocese of Magdeburg, in 968.

This was captured in 949 by the emperor Otto I. and was occupied by an imperial burgrave for some fifty years, after which it was retaken by the counts of Flanders.

Hrotswitha of Gandersheim, the nun who celebrated the great acts of the emperor Otto I, wrote some Biblical comedies, in order to prevent the nuns from enjoying the comedies of Plautus and Terence.

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