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Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lothair III of Supplinburg( 1075– 1137), was Duke of Saxony( 1106), King of Germany( 1125), and Holy Roman Emperor from 1133 to 1137. The Staufens, in addition to claiming the private Salian lands which clearly fell to them, also claimed all of the crown lands gained under Henry IV and Henry V. Lothair's attempts to seize the crown lands following approval from a group of nobles meeting in Regensburg provoked Staufen reaction. Lothair III is thus seen as a successor of Emperor Lothair I (ruled 843-855) and King Lothair II of Lotharingia (ruled 855-869), most of whose kingdom was eventually absorbed into Germany. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lothar_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor

Otto II Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, was the son of the emperor Otto the Great, by his second wife Adelaide. Having crushed an attempt made by Henry to regain Bavaria, Otto was suddenly attacked by Lothair, king of France, who held Aix in his possession for a few days; but when the emperor retaliated by invading France he met with little resistance. On the 14th of April 972 he married Theophano, daughter of the eastern emperor Romanus II, and after sharing in various campaigns in Italy, returned to Germany and became sole emperor on the death of his father in May 973. www.nndb.com /people/298/000103986   (511 words)

Adelaide Empress Consort of Holy Roman Emperor Otto I: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library ADELAIDE, empress consort of Holy Roman Emperor Otto I ad lad or...delhit, c.931 999, empress consort of Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, daughter of King...marriage with the son of Berengar II...appealed to Otto I, who rescued... Frederick--Iii--German Emperor--1831-1888, Germany--History--1789-1900, Germany--Relations--Greatbritain, Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901, Great Britain--Relations--Germany, Victoria--Empress, Consort Of Frederick Iii, German Emperor--1840-1901, Victoria--Queen Of Great Britain--1819-1901 Elisabeth--Empress, Consort Of Franz Joseph I, Emperor Of Austria--1837-1898 www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/adelaide-empress-consort-of-holy-roman-emperor-otto-i.jsp?l=A&p=1   (585 words)

A timeline of the Holy Roman Empire : at the Treaty of Verdun the Holy Roman Empire is divided among Charles II le Chauve (western France), Lothair (Netherlands, eastern France, renamed Lotharingia/Lorraine, and northern Italy) and Louis/Ludwig II (western Germany) : the principalities of southern Germany form the Confederation of the Rhine (Rheinbund), a protectorate of France, German emperor Franz II abdicates and the Holy Roman Empire is dissolved : German emperor Karl IV issues the "Golden Bull" to codify the election of German emperors by seven electors (the archbishops of Trier, Mainz and Cologne, the king of Bohemia, the count Palatine of the Rhine, the duke of Saxony and the margrave of Brandenburg) www.scaruffi.com /politics/holy.html   (585 words)

MSN Encarta - Holy Roman Empire Holy Roman Empire, political entity of lands in western and central Europe, founded by Charlemagne in ad 800 and dissolved by Emperor Francis II in 1806. The Holy Roman Empire was an attempt to revive the Western Roman Empire, whose legal and political structure had deteriorated during the 5th and 6th centuries and had been replaced by independent kingdoms ruled by Germanic nobles. Charles II received West Francia (roughly modern-day France); Lothair I acquired the imperial title and an area running from the North Sea through Lotharingia (Lorraine) and Burgundy to northern Italy; Louis II received East Francia (the German duchies of Saxony, Swabia, and Bavaria). encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761558731/Holy_Roman_Empire.html   (585 words)

Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography He was the son of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Adelaide of Italy. Upon his father's death in 973, he was accepted as Holy Roman Emperor without opposition. Otto was named co-regent king of Italy and Germany with his father Otto I in 961 and became co-emperor in 967. www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Otto_II   (362 words)

Lothair II on Encyclopedia.com When Henry V died (1125), the electors chose Lothair over Frederick of Hohenstaufen, Henry V's nephew, to succeed him; this represented an important victory of elective over hereditary kingship. As emperor, Lothair adhered loyally to the Concordat of Worms (see Worms, Concordat of), and actively supported both political expansion and revival of missionary activity in the East. However, Lothair and his son-in-law, Henry the Proud of Bavaria, defeated the Hohenstaufen and peace was made in 1135. www.encyclopedia.com /html/l/lothair2.asp   (362 words)

MSN Encarta - Related Items - Holy Roman Empire Lothair II (1075-1137), king of Germany (1125-1137) and Holy Roman emperor (1133-1137), sometimes called Lothair III. Carolingian Empire, early phase of the Holy Roman Empire Charlemagne, traditional founder of the Holy Roman Empire encarta.msn.com /related_761558731_17.37/Lothair_II.html   (362 words)

MSN Encarta - Search Results - Lothair II Lothair II (1075-1137), king of Germany (1125-1137) and Holy Roman emperor (1133-1137), sometimes called Lothair III. Charles II (Holy Roman Empire), called The Bald (823-877), Holy Roman Emperor (875-877), and, as Charles I, King of France, born in Frankfurt am... 806-876), King of Germany (843-876), the third son of Holy Roman Emperor Louis I. An active participant... uk.encarta.msn.com /Lothair_II.html   (362 words)

Conrad III He joined his brother Frederick, who had been defeated in the imperial election of 1125 by Lothair of Saxony (Holy Roman Emperor Conrad was succeeded by his nephew, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Frederick I, Holy Roman emperor and German king - Frederick I or Frederick Barbarossa [Ital.,=red beard], c.1125–90, Holy Roman emperor... www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0813270.html   (362 words)

Rulers_of_the_Holy_Roman_Empire 855- 875 Louis II 875- 877 Charles II 881- 887 Charles III 1765-1790 Joseph II 1790-1792 Leopold II 1792-1806 Francis II 1564-1576 Maximilian II 1576-1612 Rudolf II 1612-1619 Matthias www.antiquesatoz.com /habsburg/emperors.htm   (362 words)

Hohenstaufen - Frederick and Conrad, the two current male Staufens, were grandsons of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor and nephews of Henry V. After the death of the intervening king and emperor Lothair II, in 1137, Conrad became Conrad III of Germany. Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (Frederick III of Swabia)(r. When the last male member of the Salian dynasty, Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, died without an heir there was controversy about the succession. psychcentral.com /psypsych/Hohenstaufen   (1223 words)

Conrad III on Encyclopedia.com CONRAD III [Conrad III] c.1093-1152, German king (1138-52), son of Frederick, duke of Swabia, and Agnes, daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV; first of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. He joined his brother Frederick, who had been defeated in the imperial election of 1125 by Lothair of Saxony (Holy Roman Emperor Lothair II), in rebelling against Lothair. Conrad was succeeded by his nephew, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I. Author not available, CONRAD III. www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/Conrad3.asp   (667 words)

Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lothair III of Supplinburg (1075–1137), was Duke of Saxony (1106), King of Germany (1125), and Holy Roman Emperor from 1133 to 1137. The Staufens, in addition to claiming the private Salian lands which clearly fell to them, also claimed all of the crown lands gained under Henry IV and Henry V. Lothair's attempts to seize the crown lands following approval from a group of nobles meeting in Regensburg provoked Staufen reaction. Lothair III is thus seen as a successor of Emperor Lothair I (ruled 843-855) and King Lothair II of Lotharingia (ruled 855-869), most of whose kingdom was eventually absorbed into Germany. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lothair_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor   (1310 words)

Henry X, Duke of Bavaria In 1127 he was married to Gertrude, the only child of the Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor. Having distinguished himself by his military abilities during this campaign, Henry left Italy with the German troops, and was appointed by the emperor as his successor in the Duchy of Saxony. When Lothair died in December 1137, Henry's wealth and position made him a formidable candidate for the German crown, but the same qualities which earned him the surname of Proud, aroused the jealousy of the princes and so prevented his election. www.worldhistory.com /wiki/H/Henry-X,-Duke-of-Bavaria.htm   (1310 words)

A timeline of the Holy Roman Empire : at the Treaty of Verdun the Holy Roman Empire is divided among Charles II le Chauve (western France), Lothair (Netherlands, eastern France, renamed Lotharingia/Lorraine, and northern Italy) and Louis/Ludwig II (western Germany) : the principalities of southern Germany form the Confederation of the Rhine (Rheinbund), a protectorate of France, German emperor Franz II abdicates and the Holy Roman Empire is dissolved : German emperor Karl IV issues the "Golden Bull" to codify the election of German emperors by seven electors (the archbishops of Trier, Mainz and Cologne, the king of Bohemia, the count Palatine of the Rhine, the duke of Saxony and the margrave of Brandenburg) www.scaruffi.com /politics/holy.html   (9436 words)

Life - Pope Silvester Ii When Otto II became Holy Roman Emperor in 983, he appointed Gerbert the abbot of the monastery of Bobbio and also appointed him as count of the district, but the abbey had been ruined by previous abbots, and Gerbert soon returned to Reims. In 985, with the support of his archbishop, he opposed Lothair of Frances attempt to take the Lorraine from Otto III by supporting Hugh Capet. Otto led two unsuccessful expeditions to regain control of the city, and died on a third in 1002. mywebpage.netscape.com /Aakashshah2910/pope-silvester-ii/life.html   (521 words)

LOTHAR II Lothar faced opposition through most of his reign from Frederick II, the Hohenstaufen duke of Swabia, whom he had defeated in the election to the kingship (the usual preliminary to accession as emperor), and Frederick's brother Conrad III. An attack on Rome by the emperor was without result, and in 865 Lothair, convinced that Louis and Charles at their recent meeting had discussed the partition of his kingdom, and threatened with excommunication, again took back his wife. After Lothar's death, he was elected (1138) king of the Romans, ruling as emperor in all but name, though he was never crowned as such. www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/LOTHAR+II   (661 words)

I13721: Charles III the Fat (Holy Roman Emperor & II King of Fra) (839 - 888) Emperor Lothair I and King Louis II of Germany. son of Emperor Louis II and the great-grandson of Charlemagne. Emperor (881-87), King of the East Franks, or Germans (876-87), and, www.oblevins.com /Blevins/D0000/G0000015.html   (773 words)

Lothair II on Encyclopedia.com As emperor, Lothair adhered loyally to the Concordat of Worms (see Worms, Concordat of), and actively supported both political expansion and revival of missionary activity in the East. Frederick and his brother Conrad (who later became German king as Conrad III) made war on Lothair, and Conrad was elected (1127) antiking. When Henry V died (1125), the electors chose Lothair over Frederick of Hohenstaufen, Henry V's nephew, to succeed him; this represented an important victory of elective over hereditary kingship. www.encyclopedia.com /html/l/lothair2.asp   (378 words)

Holy Roman Empire - History for Kids! Conrad III was the grandson of Heinrich IV (through Heinrich's daughter Agnes) and became emperor after Lothair II's death in 1138. After Friedrich died, his son Heinrich VI took over as Holy Roman Emperor, and when Heinrich died after only seven years, his son. The emperors could not get control of all of Germany, and other counts and dukes in Germany were always trying to make themselves kings or take over as emperor. www.historyforkids.org /learn/medieval/history/highmiddle/hre.htm   (640 words)

I13721: Charles III the Fat (Holy Roman Emperor & II King of Fra) (839 - 888) Emperor Lothair I and King Louis II of Germany. son of Emperor Louis II and the great-grandson of Charlemagne. Emperor Louis I; his mother, Louis's second wife, was Judith of www.oblevins.com /Blevins/D0000/G0000015.html   (773 words)

Search Encyclopedia.com Lothair II Lothair II, also called Lothair III, 1075-1137, Holy Roman emperor (1133-37) and German king (1125-37); successor of Holy Roman Emperor Henry V. His predecessor invested him with the duchy of Saxony in 1106, but after 1112 Lothair, in several rebellions, successfully championed local independence against the royal aut... He joined his brother Frederick, who had been defeated in the imperial election of 1125 by Lothair of Saxony (Holy Roman Emperor Lothair II), in rebel... Conrad III Conrad III, c.1093-1152, German king (1138-52), son of Frederick, duke of Swabia, and Agnes, daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV; first of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=%22Conrad+III%22   (773 words)

New Page 4 Lothair II (1075-1137), king of Germany (1125-37) and Holy Roman emperor (1133-37), sometimes called Lothair III. LOTHAIR II (1075-1137), king of Germany (1125-37) and Holy Roman emperor (1133-37), sometimes called Lothair III. Lothair was also successful in extending his power east of the Elbe River and in Denmark. website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/Germany.htm   (773 words)

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