. 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 . 3E:arT noH FIsLsFl rx?rxin,ni^ :n xa^-io jx anix:jti:nE an. The Treaty of Verdun Chapter LXXXTHE COMING OF THE NORTHMEN—ROLF THE GANGER HARLES, called the Bald, is generally regarded as thefirst King of France, though officially he is knownas Charles H., the count of the French kings begin-ning with the coronation of the first Carlovingian,Pepin le Bref.
. 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 . 3E:arT noH FIsLsFl rx?rxin,ni^ :n xa^-io jx anix:jti:nE an. The Treaty of Verdun Chapter LXXXTHE COMING OF THE NORTHMEN—ROLF THE GANGER HARLES, called the Bald, is generally regarded as thefirst King of France, though officially he is knownas Charles H., the count of the French kings begin-ning with the coronation of the first Carlovingian,Pepin le Bref. Charles was the youngest and favorite son of theEmperor Louis. In fact it was the birth of Charlesthat caused all the trouble of his fathers reign. When the firstwife of Louis died, he had been in despair, refused to attend toany of the duties of his office, and talked sadly of retiring to amonastery. To rouse him his advisers insisted that he mustmarry again, and when he yielded to their wishes, all the mostbeautiful women of the kingdom were brought before him. From among them he chose Judith, a Bavarian or Swabianlady. The poets of the time go into ecstacies over her beauty,her learning and her wit. A bishop writes to her, As to personal charmsyou excel every queen whom I have ever had th
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