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[[File: Otto I Manuscriptum Mediolanense c 1200.jpg|250px|thumb|left| A manuscript showing Otto I]]__NOTOC__
Otto, I, also known as the Great (912-970 AD) , was one of the most important influential monarchs of the Middle Ages. He was an ambitious and energetic ruler , and he changed the direction of Europe , and he had a profound impact on European society. He was a great soldier, administrator, and monarch and is often considered the greatest of all the Holy Roman Emperors who . He ruled with to various degrees of authority much of Central Europe. It will demonstrate that he was the main architect of the Holy Roman Empire and he greatly extended its borders. This article will examine and evaluate his contribution to the emergence of the Holy Roman Empire, the expansion of the German realm, Church-State relations, and his ideas on the role of the Empire. It will demonstrate that he was the main architect of the Holy Roman Empire and he greatly extended its borders.
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