Otto the Great
912–973
German king crowned emperor, seen as the first Holy Roman Emperor.
- Known as
- Emperor
- Category
- Leaders & Baddies
- Born
- 912, Wallhausen
- Died
- 973, Memleben
Alive at the same time as Otto the Great
- Harald Fairhair c. 850–c. 932, king
- Rollo c. 860–c. 930, nobleman
- Al-Farabi c. 872–c. 950, philosopher
- Ibn Fadlan c. 879–c. 960, traveler
- Al-Masudi c. 896–c. 956, traveler
- Al-Mutanabbi 915–965, poet
- Emperor Taizu of Song 927–976, emperor
- Al-Zahrawi 936–1013, physician
- Ferdowsi 940–c. 1020, poet
- Rajaraja I c. 947–1014, emperor
- Basil II 958–1025, emperor
- Vladimir the Great c. 958–1015, prince
Portrait: Artwork: Creators of the Chronicle of Bishop Otto of Freising; Photo: AndreasPra, Public domain.