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Henry II died in 1024, and Conrad II, first of the Salian Dynasty, was elected king only after some debate among dukes and nobles, which would eventually develop into the college of Electors.
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in 1152, his nephew Frederick I "Barbarossa" succeeded him and made peace with the Welfs, restoring his cousin Henry the Lion to his — albeit diminished — possessions.
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Frederick was crowend emperor in 1220 by the pope.
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In 955, Otto won a decisive victory over the Magyars in the Battle of Lechfeld
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In 962, Otto was crowned Emperor by Pope John XII,
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In 996 Gregory V became the first German Pope, appointed by his cousin Otto III, whom he appointed shortly after crowned Holy Roman Emperor