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297:concordats
238:Regensburg
1431:Biography
1168:Spiritual
1030:1802–1803
1024:1774–1802
1018:1763–1774
1012:1743–1763
1006:1732–1743
1000:1729–1732
994:1695–1729
988:1679–1695
976:1675–1678
970:1673–1675
964:1647–1673
958:1629–1647
952:1626–1629
946:1604–1626
940:1601–1604
934:1582–1601
928:1555–1582
922:1545–1555
916:1514–1545
910:1508–1514
904:1504-1508
898:1484–1504
892:1482–1484
874:1459–1461
868:1434–1459
843:1379–1390
837:1374–1379
828:1346–1371
808:1306–1320
757:1249–1251
751:1230–1249
739:1200–1208
730:1165–1183
724:1161–1165
714:Zähringen
700:1153–1160
694:1142–1153
688:1141–1142
682:1138–1141
676:1111–1137
670:1088–1109
664:1084–1088
658:1060–1084
652:1051–1059
646:1031–1051
640:1021–1031
634:1011–1021
632:Erkanbald
620:Rudbrecht
602:Frederick
596:Hildebert
484:Lantfried
383:c. 80–103
351:June 2020
293:cardinals
278:Frankfurt
170:Thuringia
162:Eichsfeld
154:Frankfurt
1354:WĂĽrzburg
1340:Salzburg
1141:Electors
686:Markholf
650:Luitpold
628:975–1011
626:Willigis
614:Hatto II
542:Richholf
506:Rigibert
494:Ludegast
475:Adalbald
381:Crescens
248:and the
217:Boniface
213:Crescens
1417:Portals
1302:Hanover
1288:Bavaria
1230:Bohemia
1220:Secular
1206:Cologne
692:Henry I
668:Rudhart
622:970–975
616:968–970
610:954–968
608:William
604:937–954
598:927-937
592:913–927
590:Herigar
586:891–913
584:Hatto I
580:889–891
574:863–889
572:Ludbert
568:856–863
562:848–856
556:826–847
550:813–826
544:787–813
532:745–754
515:Gewilip
508:708-724
453:Maximus
266:Bavaria
254:Prussia
182:Germany
160:), the
123:in the
81:Hatto I
61:Primate
43:of the
1306:(1692)
1292:(1623)
1256:Saxony
1244:
710:Rudolf
662:Wezilo
536:Lullus
478:Nather
467:Aureus
305:bishop
289:France
268:, the
250:Nassau
242:France
176:, the
166:Erfurt
152:above
121:prince
1396:Hesse
1382:Baden
1192:Trier
1178:Mainz
1036:Notes
644:Bardo
638:Aribo
554:Odgar
548:Adolf
201:Mainz
146:Rhine
142:Mainz
105:Rhine
101:Mainz
76:Mainz
982:1679
566:Karl
191:The
150:Main
95:and
35:The
712:of
341:by
193:see
180:of
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