Pope John XIII crowns Otto I's son 12-year-old Otto II as co-emperor on Christmas Day, 967. The action was taken to provide a peaceful succession and strengthen the link of the imperial title to the German monarchy. In 972, Otto II married the Byzantine princess Theophanu, further cementing the empire's legitimacy in Southern Italy.
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