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A Succint History of the Geographical and Political Revolutions of the Empire of Germany
A Succint History of the Geographical and Political Revolutions of the Empire of Germany Author:Charles Butler Subtitle: Or the Principal States Which Composed the Empire of Charlemagne, From His Coronation in 814, to Its Dissolution in 1806; With Some Account of the Genealogies of the Imperial House of Hapsburgh, and of the Six Secular Electors of Germany; and of Roman, German, French and English Nobility General Books publication date: 2009 Original ... more »publication date: 1812 Original Publisher: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown Subjects: Germany Holy Roman Empire History / Europe / General History / Europe / Germany History / Medieval Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: PART III. Comprising the Period of the German Empire, during the Saxon, Franconian, and Suabian Dynasties. gil -- 104. In the period of the German history, during which, the throne was filled by the Saxon Emperors, the reader's attention is generally directed to four circumstances : i. the principal states of which Germany was then composed; 2. the origin of the house of Saxony ; 3. the early cities ; 4. and early monasteries in Germany. 1. The general limits of the German empire have been mentioned: in respect to its Principal States, a considerable portion of the part of its territory, which lies on each side of the Mayne, was known by the various appellations of Nova Erancia, D / Francia Orientalis, Francia Teutonica, Os- trofrancia, Austrasia and Franconia. The space between that part of Germany and the upper Elbe, Saxonia and Alemannia, was filled by the Thuringians. The Saxonia of Ptolemy lay between the Oder and the Elbe ; but, at the period, now under consideration, the Saxons had deserted the Oder, and were spread from the Elbe over the Ems, and reached Francia and Thu- ringia on the South. The northern country, be...« less