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May 17, 771
Charlemagne inherits the entire kingdom of the Franks when his brother dies.
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May 17, 1024
Conrad II is elected as the German king.
He began the dynasty known as Franconian or Salian -
May 17, 1150
In feudal France and Germany Charlemagne is by now considered a saint.
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May 17, 1273
When Germany didn't have a king, the time was known as the Great Interregnum.
That time ended with the election of the Habsburg prince, Rudolf I. -
May 17, 1438
The office of Holy Roman emperor becomes a hereditary title within the Habsburg dynasty.
