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Title: The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century : a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and a pronouncing vocabulary of each nation
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : F.R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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ther. To a lesser degree Burgundy, the secondportion of Lothairs temporary empire, suffered the same uncertain fate. Bur-gundy finally became French, while Lotharingia has oeen most frequentlyGerman, and its people have always spoken the German tongue. Lotharingia was not represented, however, at the famous assembly whichmet at Forchheim to choose a successor to Ludwig the Child. Something ofthe old Prankish pre-eminence seen>ed still to be acknowledged, for the lordsselected Conrad, the Duke of Franconia, to be their king. He was not reallythe most powerful among them. That distinction belonged to Otto, Duke ofSaxony; but Otto, a wary, watchful old fighter, declined the doubtful and dan-gerous honor of the kingship. The real power of Franconia lay in the handsof its bishop, Hatto, Bishop of ^Vlainz, a strong, but stern and selfish man,who, according to legend, was devoured for his crimes by an army of rats,Conrad was one of Hattos followers, and had only recently been created Duke
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Germany—Rise of the Saxons 549 of Franconia by his influential patron. So both Hatto and Otto thought touse the feeble king as they liked, and agreed in placing him on the throne. Conrad (911-918) made the best of his difficult position. He assertedhimself far more than his patrons expected, gradually increasejc; his power, andfought long and well against the Hungarians. Events went smoothly, untilOtto of Saxony died and was succeeded by his fiery young son, Henry. Con-rad hoped to weaken the new dukes strength by separating Saxony and Thurin-gia. Accordingly, he decreed that Henry should rule only in Saxony. Henrypromptly rebelled. The ancient antagonism of Saxon and Frank flared up.The whole Saxon race rallied round Henry; there was a great battle at Merse-burg (915), and the Franks were so terribly defeated that a fierce old Saxonsong of triumph cries, Where shall the under-world find room for all theslaughtered Franks. The leadership of the kingdom had clearly passed from Frank

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