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How was the Holy Roman Empire formed? Who was otto?

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The formation of the Holy Roman Empire was initiated by Charlemagne's coronation as “Emperor of the Romans” in 800, and consolidated by Otto I when he was crowned emperor in 962 by Pope John XII.

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