148 UNIVERSAL ERUDITION.' 



by entering into a defcription of thofe fmall 

 ftates that may be called miniatures of govern- 

 ment. We (hall therefore confine ourfelves to 

 an inquiry into the ftate of the following na- 

 tions. 



III. /. ne new Empire of the Weft, called tbe 

 Holy Roman Empire. i. Before the interreg- 

 num : 2. During the interregnum : And, 3. Af- 

 ter the interregnum. 



Before tbe Interregnum. 



1. Under nine Carolovinian emperors, or thofe 

 who were the defcendams of Charlemagne - 9 

 to wit, i. Charlemagne $ 2. Lewis I. the De- 

 bonnaire^ 3. Lothario-, 4. LewisII. 5. Charles 

 the Bald ; 6. Lewis III. the Stammerer , 7. 

 Charles the Grofs ; 8. Arnold , 9. Lewis IV. 

 called the Child, who died without an heir in 

 the year - 912 



2. Under fix Saxon Emperors : that is, i. Con- 

 rad I. Duke of Franconia. 2. Henry I. cal- 

 led the Fowler. 3. Otho I. called the Great. 

 4 . Otho II. refufed. 5. Otho III. called the 

 Marvellous. 6. Henry II. furnamed the Saint, 

 who died in the year 1O2 4 



3. Under five Franconian Emperors, who were 

 i. Conrad II. the Salic. 2. Henry III. the 

 Black. 3. Henry IV. 4. Henry V. 5. Lo- 

 thario, who died in I! 37 



4. Under 



