The Saxon kings succeed in establishing a…
820 CE to 963 CE
The Saxon kings succeed in establishing a monarchy, which subordinates the territorial dukes and reverses the particularist trend.
They found a new empire, establish the principle of hereditary succession, and increase the crown lands, the foundation of monarchical power.
The Saxon kings also encourage eastward expansion and colonization, thereby extending German rule to the Slavic territories of Poland and Bohemia and to Austria.
In 962, Otto I (Otto the Great), who has gained control of the Middle Kingdom, is formally crowned Holy Roman Emperor, an event that marks the beginning of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation.
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Germans
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Thuringia, (Frankish) Duchy of
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Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
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Italy, Carolingian Kingdom of
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Marca Hispanica
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Bavaria, Carolingian Duchy of
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Saxony, Duchy of
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Francia Orientalis (East Francia), Kingdom of
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Francia Occidentalis (West Francia, or France), Kingdom of
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Francia Media (Middle Francia), Kingdom of
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Bohemia, Duchy of
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Franconia, Duchy of
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Swabia, Duchy of
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German, or Ottonian (Roman) Empire
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Germany, Kingdom of (within the Holy Roman Empire)
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Poland, Principality of
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Central Europe
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