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... throne . A succession of weak princes followed , and Pepin Heristal , duke of Austrasia , governed France for eight - and - twenty years , with equal prudence and fortitude , under the title of Mayor ( 687-714 ) . At his death , the ...
... throne . A succession of weak princes followed , and Pepin Heristal , duke of Austrasia , governed France for eight - and - twenty years , with equal prudence and fortitude , under the title of Mayor ( 687-714 ) . At his death , the ...
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... throne ( 584 ) . He was the first of the Lombard kings who embraced Christianity , but , like most of the northern conquerors , he was an Arian . Several princes followed , until Constans , emperor of the East , landed in Italy with a ...
... throne ( 584 ) . He was the first of the Lombard kings who embraced Christianity , but , like most of the northern conquerors , he was an Arian . Several princes followed , until Constans , emperor of the East , landed in Italy with a ...
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... throne and solemnly anointed king at Soissons ( 752 ) . Zachary died the same year , and was succeeded by Stephen II . , who lived only three days after his elevation , being followed by Stephen III . This prelate invoked the aid of ...
... throne and solemnly anointed king at Soissons ( 752 ) . Zachary died the same year , and was succeeded by Stephen II . , who lived only three days after his elevation , being followed by Stephen III . This prelate invoked the aid of ...
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... throne of France was rendered vacant by death , or the kings of France were engaged either in foreign or domestic wars , the Saxon princes threw off their allegiance , and entered the French territories . Charlemagne had to quell one of ...
... throne of France was rendered vacant by death , or the kings of France were engaged either in foreign or domestic wars , the Saxon princes threw off their allegiance , and entered the French territories . Charlemagne had to quell one of ...
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... throne ( 834 ) , and he died at Ingelheim , near Mentz ( 840 ) . Upon his death , Lothaire endeavoured to obtain possession of the whole empire , but was defeated at the sanguinary battle of Fontenay ( 841 ) , by his brothers Louis and ...
... throne ( 834 ) , and he died at Ingelheim , near Mentz ( 840 ) . Upon his death , Lothaire endeavoured to obtain possession of the whole empire , but was defeated at the sanguinary battle of Fontenay ( 841 ) , by his brothers Louis and ...
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