Germany: The Spirit of Her History, Literature, Social Condition, and National Economy; Illustrated by Reference to Her Physical, Moral, and Political Statistics, and by Comparison with Other Countries |
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... succeeded by his son , Thierry I. , who subjugated the Thurin- gians , made the Saxons tributary to his power , and gave laws to the Suabians and Bavarians . Thierry died in 534. The reigns of his immediate successors are only ...
... succeeded by his son , Thierry I. , who subjugated the Thurin- gians , made the Saxons tributary to his power , and gave laws to the Suabians and Bavarians . Thierry died in 534. The reigns of his immediate successors are only ...
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... succeeded by his two sons , Charlemagne and Carloman . On the decease of the latter in 771 , the former became sole ruler of all the empire of the Franks . In 772 , a great war was undertaken against the Saxons , prin- cipally at the ...
... succeeded by his two sons , Charlemagne and Carloman . On the decease of the latter in 771 , the former became sole ruler of all the empire of the Franks . In 772 , a great war was undertaken against the Saxons , prin- cipally at the ...
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... succeeded his father ; he was elected at Aix - la - Chapelle , where , after the dukes , princes , and other nobles had voted for him , Hildebert , the archbishop of Mainz , presented him to the people , who approved the election by ...
... succeeded his father ; he was elected at Aix - la - Chapelle , where , after the dukes , princes , and other nobles had voted for him , Hildebert , the archbishop of Mainz , presented him to the people , who approved the election by ...
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... succeeded him on his death in 973 . Otho II . had already been elected king of Germany in 961 , and crowned emperor in 967 : he married in 972 , Theophania , niece of John Zimisces , emperor of the East . He died at the early age of ...
... succeeded him on his death in 973 . Otho II . had already been elected king of Germany in 961 , and crowned emperor in 967 : he married in 972 , Theophania , niece of John Zimisces , emperor of the East . He died at the early age of ...
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... succeeded by his son , Henry III . The times of Conrad and Henry were the most flourishing period of the German monarchy ; but the early death of the latter , in 1056 , the minority of his son , Henry IV . , and the feminine government ...
... succeeded by his son , Henry III . The times of Conrad and Henry were the most flourishing period of the German monarchy ; but the early death of the latter , in 1056 , the minority of his son , Henry IV . , and the feminine government ...
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