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900. Being only seven years old when he succeeded his father, the Archbishop of Mentz, & the Duke of Saxony were appointed regents. He died at the age of eighteen, & is the last King of Germany of the Carlovingian race. In that family the crown had been disposed of by the reigning Prince with the consent of the Nobles, but it now became Elective, & from this time the Electors of Germany derive their right of chusing the Emperor: that title is not however in general annesed to the sovereignty of Germany till in 962-- when Otho the Great acquired Italy, & was Crowned by the Pope. 911.
