A History of Germany From the Earliest Period to the Present Time
A History of Germany From the Earliest Period to the Present Time
Friedrich Heinrich Friedrich Theodor Kohlrausch
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Most of his hereditary possessions came to his nephews, the Dukes Frederic and Conrad of Hohenstaufen. Henry did not acquire the love of his contemporaries ; he was despotic, severe, and often cruel. On the other hand, how- ever, it is not to be denied that he pos- sessed many great qualities, activity, boldness, perseverance in misfortune, and a noble-minded disposition. The main- tenance of the imperial dignity against every enemy appeared to be with him the chief object of his life. He was e...ntombed at Spires in the grave of his ancestors. Meantime, while the two emperors, Henry IV. And V. , were engaged in such warm and serious disputes with the pope, more than a hundred thousand Christians, summoned by the voice of the Church, and excited by their own immediate enthusi- asm, assembled together, and abandoned their country in order to recover and se- cure from the power of the infidels the tomb of the Saviour in that Holy Land, wherein his divine footsteps remained im- printed. Already, from the earliest ages, it had been a pious custom to make pilgrimages to the Holy Land, to pray at its sacred pla- ces, and to bathe in the waters of the Jor- dan, which had been consecrated by the baptism of our Lord.
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