By consensus The first Emperor is taken to be Otto I (also known as Otto the Great).
He was crowned Emperor by Pope John XII on February 2nd 962.
It must be noted that the term Holy Roman Emperor and the Empire did not come into use until some time later.
Holy Roman Emperors were crowned by the Pope until the 16th century.
Otto I, 936-73
Otto II, 973-83
Otto III, 983-1002
Henry II, 1002-24
Conrad II, 1024-39
Henry III, 1039-56
Henry IV, 1056-1105
Henry V, 1105-25
Lothair II, duke of Saxony, 1125-37
Conrad III, 1138-52
Frederick I, 1152-90
Henry VI, 1190-97
Philip of Swabia, 1198-1208
antiking: Otto IV (Guelph), 1198-1208
Otto IV (king, 1208-12; emperor, 1209-15), 1208-15
Frederick II (king, 1212-20; emperor, 1220-50), 1212-50
Conrad IV, 1237-54
antiking: Henry Raspe, 1246-47
antiking: William, count of Holland, 1247-56
Richard, earl of Cornwall, and Alfonso X of Castile, rivals
Rudolf I (Hapsburg), 1273-91
Adolf of Nassau, 1292-98
Albert I (Hapsburg), 1298-1308
Henry VII (Luxemburg), 1308-13
Louis IV (Wittelsbach), 1314-46
Charles IV (Luxemburg), 1346-78
Wenceslaus (Luxemburg), 1378-1400
Rupert (Wittelsbach), 1400-1410
Sigismund (Luxemburg), 1410-37
Albert II, 1438-39
Frederick III, 1440-93
Maximilian I, 1493-1519
Charles V, 1519-58
Ferdinand I, 1558-64
Maximilian II, 1564-76
Rudolf II, 1576-1612
Matthias, 1612-19
Ferdinand II, 1619-37
Ferdinand III, 1637-57
Leopold I, 1658-1705
Joseph I, 1705-11
Charles VI, 1711-40
Charles VII (Wittelsbach-Hapsburg), 1742-45
Francis I (Lorraine), 1745-65
Joseph II, 1765-90
Leopold II, 1790-92
Francis II, 1792-1806
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as Emperor of the Romans on December 25, 800 AD.
In 800 AD under Charlemagne.
He was crowned Emperor by the Pope in 800, but didn't use the title. Note that the notion that he was crowned Holy Roman Emperor is a later fiction.
"King of the Romans" (upon election to the throne) "Emperor of the Romans" (upon being crowned by the pope) or "Holy Roman Emperor" (a modern term for the monarch of the Holy Roman Empire)
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as emperor on Christmas Day, 800, in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome.He was given the title "Imperator Romanorum", or "Emperor of the Romans". Leo had been supported by Charlemagne in a power struggle in Rome, and was both honoring Charlemagne and simultaneously discrediting the legitimacy of Empress Irene of Constantinople by declaring him Emperor. Charlemagne's biographer claimed Charlemagne did not know Leo was going to bestow this title on him, but many historians are suspicious of this account.
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemange in 800.
Charlemagne was crowned empror of the Romans by Pope Leo III in 800
Charlemagne.
Charlemagne was crowned as King of the Franks in 768. More importantly, he was crowned Emperor of the Romans (or Emperor of the West) on December 25, 800.
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as Emperor of the Romans, on December 25, 800.
In 800, Pope Leo III (750-816) crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans.
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as Emperor of the Romans on December 25, 800 AD.
no one did but the pope crowned him emperor of the franks.AnswerPope Leo III crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day in the year 800 in St. Peter's Basilicia.
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as Emperor of the Romans on Christmas Day, 800 AD in Rome.
Otto I was crowned emperor in 962.
Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 ce
Charlemagne was crowned the new Roman emperor in A.D. 800