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Title: 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
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : F.R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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s feet. It was Henry w^ho had escaped from his prison and cometo entreat pardon yet a third time. Once more Otto forgave him, and there-after the younger brother remained a loyal supporter of the king. He was re-warded by being made Duke of Bavaria. This policy of appointing his own relatives to the various dukedoms, Ottosteadily pursued wherever opportunity offered. In this way he managed grad-ually to consolidate his power. At last there was no one left with strength torebel, and the king became as secure upon his throne as Henry had been.But Otto held mens bodies by physical force; Henry had controlled theirhearts. As years passed, Otto came to be recognized as by far the most powerfulmonarch in Europe. He wedded Editha of England, a granddaughter of Alfredthe Great. He subdued the Bohemians to the eastward, and, warring againstthe Danes, marched through their little peninsula from end to end. Standingon its northern shore, he hurled his spear out into the sea, as a token of sover-
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OTTO PARDONING HIS BROTHER HENRY IN FRANKFORT CATHEDRAL Germany—Otto Re-establishes the Empire 555 eignty even there. He began to think of reducing Italy to subjection andbeing crowned Emperor at Rome, as the successor of Charlemagne. At this moment, as if in anticipation of his plans, an appeal came to himfrom distracted Italy itself. Berengar was the name of the fierce chieftainwho for the moment had established himself on the Italian throne. He hadslain the former king, and now, to prevent further trouble, he sought to forcea marriage between his own son and the young widow of the murdered man,Adelheid, the widowed queen, recoiled in horror from the step; but a womansfeelings were not taken into much account in those wild days. Berengar threwher into prison to compel her to consent. Adelheid escaped, hid in a field ofcorn while her pursuers galloped past, and then made her way to the castle ofCanossa, where she had loyal vassals. There Berengar besieged her. In her extremity she

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