Holy Roman Empire Collapses
After the death of Charlemagne in the year A.D. 814 his son Louise the Pious took the throne as emperor. Louise was not as effective a leader as his father. Upon the death of Louise, his three sons began fighting over control of the empire.
After several years of civil war, which greatly weakened the empire, the three brothers signed a treaty in A.D. 843, which divided the empire into three equal pieces. Louis The German took control over most of what is now present day Germany. Charles The Bald took control of what is present day France, and Lothair took the land in-between the two, stretching from the North Sea, down into Italy. Lothair retained the title of emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, since Rome laid within his territory.
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I have no romantic feelings about age. Either you are interesting at any age or you are not. There is nothing particularly interesting about being old--or being young, for that matter.
Katharine Hepburn
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The Battle of Bunker Hill was actually fought at neighboring Breeds Hill.
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