Who crowned Otto IV the Holy Roman Emperor in 1209?
Richard the Lionheart
Louis VIII
Philip of Swabia
Pope Innocent III
Answer
Pope Innocent III crowned Otto IV as the Holy Roman Emperor in 1209. Innocent had originally supported Frederick II as the successor to the throne, but after Frederick was excommunicated, he switched his support to Otto. Otto was crowned in Rome in 1209, but his reign was short-lived and he was defeated by Frederick in 1215.
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