A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . AT TEMPIS AT RECONCILIATION. 155 with the feudal nobles hostile to the king, which was frequentlyrenewed in later times, and after two liundred years was to decide thedestiny of Germany. The common danger convinced the Carolingian kings of thenecessity of uniting for defence. In Fel>ruary of 880, the GermanLouis met the kings, Louis III. and Carloman, at Remiremont, onthe Oise, for the purpose of concluding a peace, hi June all threewere to meet Charles the Fat at Gondreville. The German Louis waspreven
A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . AT TEMPIS AT RECONCILIATION. 155 with the feudal nobles hostile to the king, which was frequentlyrenewed in later times, and after two liundred years was to decide thedestiny of Germany. The common danger convinced the Carolingian kings of thenecessity of uniting for defence. In Fel>ruary of 880, the GermanLouis met the kings, Louis III. and Carloman, at Remiremont, onthe Oise, for the purpose of concluding a peace, hi June all threewere to meet Charles the Fat at Gondreville. The German Louis wasprevented from appearing there by sickness, but nevertheless a for-mal family compact between the Carolingians was made. In accord-ance with this, the kings acting in concert first made Hugo, the sonof Waldrada, incapable of doing harm, and restored order in then marched against Boso, and besieged his ca[)ital, there the league which had scarce been made was broken. Louis. Fig. .38. — Coin of Carloman. Obv.: Cross with four globes. Legend: t CARLO-MAN REX. Rev.: Church. Legend: f XPISTIAXA RELIGO. (From Cappe.) III. was forced to hurry back to protect his realm against a fresh in-vasion of the Northmen. Charles the Fat gave up the undertaking,and retired after burning his camp. This surprising change ofpolicy Avas due to the inducements offered to Charles on the part ofPope John VIIL, which led the king to sacrifice the welfare of hiswhole family and realm to a personal advantage which could beattained only for the moment. On September 22, 880, while the war against Boso was goingon, Carloman (Fig. 38), the eldest of the German Carolingians, suc-cumbed to a long illness. His claim to the emperorship passed tohis brother Louis. The latter, as he was bound by the compact ofGondreville in an offensive and defensive alliance with his kinsmen,was in a position to tighten the reins of power once more in Italy, andalso to alter the relation of the chnrcli to
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