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... given to the poor . Clovis died after a reign of eighteen years , leaving three sons , the eldest of whom succeeded him under the title of Clotaire III . Ærchinold , mayor of the palace , had virtually reigned for the space of fifteen ...
... given to the poor . Clovis died after a reign of eighteen years , leaving three sons , the eldest of whom succeeded him under the title of Clotaire III . Ærchinold , mayor of the palace , had virtually reigned for the space of fifteen ...
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... given was in advance of the age , and the work of the sovereign died with him . At the age of seventy - one and in the forty - seventh year of his reign , Charlemagne died at Aix - la - Chapelle , where he had fixed his residence . This ...
... given was in advance of the age , and the work of the sovereign died with him . At the age of seventy - one and in the forty - seventh year of his reign , Charlemagne died at Aix - la - Chapelle , where he had fixed his residence . This ...
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... given birth , it followed almost as a natural result that the culti- vation of the soil should be but little attended to ; in the times of Charlemagne and Louis le Débonnaire , France had been afflicted with some years of scarcity ...
... given birth , it followed almost as a natural result that the culti- vation of the soil should be but little attended to ; in the times of Charlemagne and Louis le Débonnaire , France had been afflicted with some years of scarcity ...
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... given up , afterwards called Normandy , became , under the laws and government of its new ruler , as flourishing as France was miserable . A.D. 922. This treaty with the Normans displeased the nobles , and a revolt broke out headed by ...
... given up , afterwards called Normandy , became , under the laws and government of its new ruler , as flourishing as France was miserable . A.D. 922. This treaty with the Normans displeased the nobles , and a revolt broke out headed by ...
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... given , on account of his immense domains , might himself have taken the crown ; but fearing probably the resistance of his rivals , he called to the throne the son of Charles the Simple , in the hope of keeping him in a state of ...
... given , on account of his immense domains , might himself have taken the crown ; but fearing probably the resistance of his rivals , he called to the throne the son of Charles the Simple , in the hope of keeping him in a state of ...
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