Otto IV is crowned Holy Roman Emperor 1209
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On the 4th of October 1209 Otto IV is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Innocent III at St Peters Basilica Rome.
In 1210 he was excommunicated by Innocent III when he failed to keep his word regarding territorial claims to Sicily.
Otto was the son Matilda the daughter of Henry II, and was brought up in the courts of his uncles King Richard I of England and King John of England, and was made Duke of York in 1190. In alliance with his uncle John he invaded France in 1212 but was defeated by Philip II of France at the Battle of Bouvines in 1214. He was deposed in 1215 and died three years later at Harzburg Castle on the 19th of May 1218.
Dying of disease he insisted that he be beaten to death by the monks at Harzburg castle whilst he confessed his sins.
