§. 44. In the Year 920. the French Nobles, by consent at Soissons, had Revolted from King Charles; because he took Haganon, a Man of low of Quality, into his Privy-Council, and made him Great: Herveus, Bishop of Rhemes, had partly healed this Breach. But, Anno 922. it broke out again; and the Nobles chose Robert King, and Herveus Consecrated him: But this Rebellion was their Ruin. Three Years after dyeth Herveus: And the next Year, Robert Fighting against Charles, was slain at Soissons; yet his Army conquered the King's. Shortly after, Rodolph Duke of Burgundy, is called in by the Nobles, and made King; as if the Kingdom had been void. Charles, on pretence of a Treaty, is led by Heribert to a Castle; and thence carried ⟨p. 324⟩to Peron, where he dyed, Anno 929. leaving a Son Lewis to Fight for the Kingdom.1 And when Charles was in Prison, Hugo rejected Rodulph, and called Lewis out of England, to be King, Anno 936. But Hugo and Heribert would be his Masters, and gave him little Quiet. Heribert dyeth miserably and Repenteth. Hugo Domineering, the King craveth Aid of Otho out of Germany, against him: But shortly▪ dyeth himself, by a Disease got by a Fall in Hunting a Wolf. Lotharius his Son, succeedeth him. In his Third Year, Hugo the Great Duke of Orleans, dyeth; and Lotharius the King, Anno 986. His Son Ludovicus succeeded; who dyed Childless, Anno 987. And in him ended the Line of Charles the Great: For Charles Duke of Loraine, that was next, was by the Treachery of a Bishop, taken by Hugo Capet, the Son of the fore-said Duke Hugo, and imprisoned to Death: And this Hugo got Possession of the Crown. So much briefly on the By of these Matters; that they after interrupt us not too much: See Dion. Petav. lib. 8. c. 16.
§. 44. In the Year 920. the French Nobles, by consent at Soissons, had Revolted from King Charles; because he took Haganon, a Man of low of Quality, into his Privy-Council, and made him Great: Herveus, Bishop of Rhemes, had partly healed this Breach. But, Anno 922. it broke out again; and the Nobles chose Robert King, and Herveus Consecrated him: But this Rebellion was their Ruin. Three Years after dyeth Herveus: And the next Year, Robert Fighting against Charles, was slain at Soissons; yet his Army conquered the King's. Shortly after, Rodolph Duke of Burgundy, is called in by the Nobles, and made King; as if the Kingdom had been void. Charles, on pretence of a Treaty, is led by Heribert to a Castle; and thence carryed ⟨p. 324⟩to Perone, where he dyed, Anno 929. leaving a Son Lewis to Fight for the Kingdom.1 And when Charles was in Prison, Hugo rejected Rodulph, and called Lewis out of England, to be King, Anno 936. But Hugo and Heribert would be his Masters, and gave him little Quiet. Heribert dyeth miserably and Repenteth. Hugo Domineering, the King craveth Aid of Otho out of Germany, against him: But shortly▪ dyeth himself, by a Disease got by a Fall in Hunting a Wolf. Lotharius his Son, succeedeth him. In his Third Year, Hugo the Great Duke of Orleance, dyeth; and Lotharius the King, Anno 986. His Son Ludovicus succeeded; who dyed Childless, Anno 987. And in him ended the Line of Charles the Great: For Charles Duke of Loraine, that was next, was by the Treachery of a Bishop, taken by Hugo Capet, the Son of the fore-said Duke Hugo, and imprisoned to Death: And this Hugo got Possession of the Crown. So much briefly on the By of these Matters; that they after interrupt us not too much: See Dion. Petav. lib. 8. c. 16.
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