General Notes

Henry succeeded his father as Duke of Saxony. Following the death of Conrad I, King of Germany, in 918, Henry was chosen King by the Franconian and Saxon Nables. Bavaria, Swabia, and Lotharingia refused to acknowledge him at first, and it wa not until 925 that he managed to win recognition from all the German states. In 926 Henry secured a 9 year truce from warfare with the Magyars. During this period he transformed many of the small towns of Germany into fortified cities with reained troops of mounted warrioes. His military preparations were succeddfully testes in a war against the Wends in 929. When the Magyars invaded Thuringia in 933, Henry repuled them decisively. He defeated the Danes in the following year and seized territory from them. Henry was the first to create a united Germany, and, Although he never received the imperial crown, he is generally recognized as one of the Holy Roman Emperors. He was succeeded by his son, Otto.
1st in the Saxon Line of German kings[Direct Linage1.FTW]



BIO:Henry, called "The Fowler", completed Germany's transition from a group of tribal duchies into an autonomous kingdom.  He was elected king in 919 by Saxon and Franconian nobles, and quickly
brought other duchies under submission.  He defeated the Magyars, ending their devastating raids, and the Danes.  He was planning an Italian campaign when he died in 936.  His son, Otto I, became
the first Holy Roman Emporer.
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