FRANCE, 
te an was. confecrated’ 
ng: and as ae the firit act of his reign, 
he, divided the ‘Eingdom among his fons, who .were perpetu- 
ally engaged in violent Seer with one ‘ano age and who 
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at firft. depofed by an affembly of bithops, but foon fo 
far affnaged the refentment of his enemies as to become a 
the empire. By: this the weftern 
d to — be ‘Bald. Lotharius, 
Lyonnois : the kin ae Germany 
fell t to the fare: my Lewis, who was seca denominated Lewis: 
the German. By this partition, Germ 
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the country, and am immenfe 
the fum which had been promifed by the kin 
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and muft literally have ftarved but for Fe chari table aid of 
the ag a of = ntz. my . depofition of this abje& 
prince, Eudes, count of Paris, was chofen king during. ae 
minority of Charles, afterwards ftyled ‘¢ Charles the Simple.”? 
lefeated.the. No repre e £ th 
homa, at part which he held as fs eer. a 
kaye after. Bnd Eudes died, and Charles fucceeded tothe and his aaa wee ‘ubged to make by Peter the Hermit.” . 
whole power.. Durin ign the ch government.- Both clerg mpre vefled on, their garitients't ‘the, afign: : 
declined, By the introdudtion .of | fiefs thofe noblemen. of thecrofs,’. ‘aad folicited the} pope to march at ‘Heir peat ; 
who had got poffeffion .of governments, having : th m- ‘This dangerous honour. the : prudent fucceffor of 'St. P a 
med to them and their heirs for ever, became, inramanner,: declined, recommending , however, to the : faithful, who,’ aaa) " 
san ta ea piety 8: andas ce, eat lords had ‘others difqualified by-fex or - profeffion, : by: age infirmity y> to. 
unde A oa again.-had others: under them,:and- aid with their Se ha and. alms the perfonal Tetvicés of their” 
even tthefe bi ae their voflale 3 inftead of th he fimple and.e ual. more robvit. breth: Afte onfeffian.. and abfolution the. 
government that prevailed before,.a yait Bue of fihipe champions of the per were- dilenitfed, aad their depa Bm 
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ea Chriftian, 
and changed his own. name. to - Reber in Gee ceremony of 
inveftiture rej rejected with aifdain the fervile indig- 
e arts of courts, handled 
0. gre’ eat. beet 
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by ate a: Prin e of Tra 
was not a d wit t m 
which generally diftinguifh the founder of ‘a new dynaity ;. 
but his policy, his talents and. moderation, were well: 
adapted to the ae in sde os lived. — der .him 
became the feat of gov and_ to:. prevent 
curfions of the. Nomen: he fortified fereal advantageous, 
ftations, and eftablifhed a zine of arm \ 
The greater part of eign was paffed in frie frameY a, 
di ey ea on the throne ten. 
This acceffion of seutiaae was not obtained ee 
a war of feveral ae ance, on account of fom 
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both which were offered 
and moderation, contributed 
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Cou ae in a there. is nothing “y very r 
to diftingui ‘we come to. Philip, ) 
for ae wider eee soy expeditign te the. 
This expedition, known ‘by the name of the Crufadés, Philip. 
e was the natur. ne 
taly, cue the eos crown of Germany, - 
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