General Notes

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1st in the Saxon Line of German kings
Henry succeeded his father as Duke of Saxony. Following thedeath of
Conrad I, King of Germany, in 918, Henry was chosenKing by the Franconian
and Saxon Nables. Bavaria, Swabia, andLotharingia refused to acknowledge
him at first, and it wa notuntil 925 that he managed to win recognition
from all the Germanstates. In 926 Henry secured a 9 year truce from
warfare withthe Magyars. During this period he transformed many of the
smalltowns of Germany into fortified cities with reained troops ofmounted
warrioes. His military preparations were succeddfullytestes in a war
against the Wends in 929. When the Magyarsinvaded Thuringia in 933, Henry
repuled them decisively. Hedefeated the Danes in the following year and
seized territoryfrom them. Henry was the first to create a united
Germany, and,Although he never received the imperial crown, he is
generallyrecognized as one of the Holy Roman Emperors. He was succeededby
his son, Otto.