How did Otto I respond when the Romans expelled Pope John XIII?

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Stone sculptures of Otto I and his wife Edith, both crowned and seated, displayed side by side in the cathedral at Magdeburg, Germany. — Otto I Otto I and his wife Edith, sculptures in the cathedral at Magdeburg, Germany.

When the Roman nobles expelled Pope John XIII—whom Otto I had personally chosen for the papacy in 965—the emperor responded by marching into Italy for a third time, remaining there from 966 to 972.1

Upon his arrival, Otto I subdued Rome and took what has been described as savage vengeance on the enemies who had opposed his papal choice. This intervention successfully restored John XIII to his position and solidified the alliance between the imperial family and the papacy, leading to a period of relative peace during which the emperor restored significant territory to the Papal States.21