Ottonian Renaissance - Ottonian Renaissance

Japanese: オットー朝ルネサンス - おっとーちょうるねさんす

...Afterwards, at the request of Pope John XII, who was threatened by the southward advance of Berengar II, he again invaded Italy in 961, defeated Berengar, took control of northern Italy, and then advanced to Rome, where he was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope (962, the establishment of the Holy Roman Empire). In 972, he arranged the marriage of his son Otto II to Byzantine princess Theophano, and had the Byzantine Empire recognize his imperial authority. He also took an active role in promoting literature, ushering in the Ottonian Renaissance. This is why he was called the Great Emperor by later generations.

From the House of Saxony

…The Saxon period was a landmark in the development of German culture. Exchanges with Italy, an economically advanced region, had a stimulating effect on commerce and industry in Germany, and contact with the classical cultural traditions that remained in Italy gave rise to the phenomenon known as the Ottonian Renaissance. Italian Policy and Ottonian Art [Takayuki Hirajo]. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Ottonian Renaissance" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…その後ベレンガーリオ2世の南下に脅かされた教皇ヨハネス12世の要請をうけて961年再度イタリアに遠征，ベレンガーリオを破って北イタリアを支配下に置き，さらにローマに進んで教皇より神聖ローマ皇帝の帝冠を受けた(962，神聖ローマ帝国の成立)。972年ビザンティン王女テオファノと息子オットー2世との結婚を実現して，皇帝権をビザンティン帝国にも認めさせ，文芸の振興にも意を用い，オットー朝ルネサンスを招来した。後世から大帝と称されるゆえんである。…