. The story of Verona . y shewed a spirit of independence andinsubordination that cannot always have been reassuringto their feudal lord. Verona was often the gathering place for Councilsand Diets; and a noted one took place there in June983, under the presidency of Otho II., when warriors,prelates, and men of letters flocked to the town fromSaxony, Franconia, Suabia, Bavaria, Lorraine, andfrom many parts of Italy as well. The Duke ofBohemia sent his representative, nor were ladies ex-cluded from the assembly, for not only was Othoswife there, the beautiful Greek Theophania, daughterof the Emp
. The story of Verona . y shewed a spirit of independence andinsubordination that cannot always have been reassuringto their feudal lord. Verona was often the gathering place for Councilsand Diets; and a noted one took place there in June983, under the presidency of Otho II., when warriors,prelates, and men of letters flocked to the town fromSaxony, Franconia, Suabia, Bavaria, Lorraine, andfrom many parts of Italy as well. The Duke ofBohemia sent his representative, nor were ladies ex-cluded from the assembly, for not only was Othoswife there, the beautiful Greek Theophania, daughterof the Emperor of the East, but also his motherAdelaide of Burgundy, the widow of Otho the diet was held in order to consider the ever vexedquestion of the sovereignty of the kingdom of Italy,and the Emperor was successful in procuring theunanimous nomination of his son Otho as future kingof the Peninsula as well as of Germany. No incident of importance disturbed the history of48 E^ilN; X f^ ■. ^^^mif^ ■^ ^i, 1-- //. _H3ai»2i^ TOWER OF THE FORMER CONVENT OF S. ZENO The only remaining fragment of the building when themedieval German emperors stopt on their way to Rome. 50 The Middle Ages Verona now for some time. Her intercourse withGermany kept her trade and interests active beyondthe limits of ordinary existence, without at the sametime involving her in wars and dissensions over therights and powers to be adjudged to the monarchswhether of France or of Germany, or to their rivalsand foes the Popes of Rome. This state of thingshowever came to an end when the struggle betweenHenry IV. and Gregory VII. blazed forth in all itsviolence ; and men and cities were forced to take sideswith either the Pope or the Emperor. Verona threwin her lot with Henry IV. Two bishops of Veronain turn subscribed to edicts published against Hilde-brand, and Henry was supported anew by the townwhen he passed through it to wage war upon theCountess Matilda of Tuscany. Even when theLombard cities fo
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