Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . jj [ f j: S to / Longltu Popes and Emperors 145 But the most noteworthy of Ottos acts was his interferencein Italian affairs, which led to his winning for the German kingsthe imperial crown that Charlemagne had worn. We have seenhow Charlemagnes successors divided up his realms into threeparts by the Treaty of Mersen in 870 (see above, p. 88). Oneof these parts was the kingdom of Italy. We know but littleof what went on in Italy for some time after the Tre
Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . jj [ f j: S to / Longltu Popes and Emperors 145 But the most noteworthy of Ottos acts was his interferencein Italian affairs, which led to his winning for the German kingsthe imperial crown that Charlemagne had worn. We have seenhow Charlemagnes successors divided up his realms into threeparts by the Treaty of Mersen in 870 (see above, p. 88). Oneof these parts was the kingdom of Italy. We know but littleof what went on in Italy for some time after the Treaty ofMersen. There was incessant warfare, and the disorder wasincreased by the attacks of the Mohammedans. Various power-ful nobles were able to win the crown for short periods. Threeat least of these Italian kings were crowned emperor by thepope. Then for a generation there was no emperor in the west,until Otto the Great again secured the title. It would seem as if Otto had quite enough trouble at home, otto thebut he thought that it would make him and his reign more comes king ofglorious if he added northern Italy to his realms. S
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