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871:Rhinegrave
717:1160–1161
589:Sunderhold
507:c. 610–615
458:Theonistus
308:concordats
249:Regensburg
1442:Biography
1179:Spiritual
1041:1802–1803
1035:1774–1802
1029:1763–1774
1023:1743–1763
1017:1732–1743
1011:1729–1732
1005:1695–1729
999:1679–1695
987:1675–1678
981:1673–1675
975:1647–1673
969:1629–1647
963:1626–1629
957:1604–1626
951:1601–1604
945:1582–1601
939:1555–1582
933:1545–1555
927:1514–1545
921:1508–1514
915:1504-1508
909:1484–1504
903:1482–1484
885:1459–1461
879:1434–1459
854:1379–1390
848:1374–1379
839:1346–1371
819:1306–1320
768:1249–1251
762:1230–1249
750:1200–1208
741:1165–1183
735:1161–1165
725:Zähringen
711:1153–1160
705:1142–1153
699:1141–1142
693:1138–1141
687:1111–1137
681:1088–1109
675:1084–1088
669:1060–1084
663:1051–1059
657:1031–1051
651:1021–1031
645:1011–1021
643:Erkanbald
631:Rudbrecht
613:Frederick
607:Hildebert
495:Lantfried
394:c. 80–103
362:June 2020
304:cardinals
289:Frankfurt
181:Thuringia
173:Eichsfeld
165:Frankfurt
1365:WĂĽrzburg
1351:Salzburg
1152:Electors
697:Markholf
661:Luitpold
639:975–1011
637:Willigis
625:Hatto II
553:Richholf
517:Rigibert
505:Ludegast
486:Adalbald
392:Crescens
259:and the
228:Boniface
224:Crescens
1428:Portals
1313:Hanover
1299:Bavaria
1241:Bohemia
1231:Secular
1217:Cologne
703:Henry I
679:Rudhart
633:970–975
627:968–970
621:954–968
619:William
615:937–954
609:927-937
603:913–927
601:Herigar
597:891–913
595:Hatto I
591:889–891
585:863–889
583:Ludbert
579:856–863
573:848–856
567:826–847
561:813–826
555:787–813
543:745–754
526:Gewilip
519:708-724
464:Maximus
277:Bavaria
265:Prussia
193:Germany
171:), the
134:in the
92:Hatto I
72:Primate
54:of the
1317:(1692)
1303:(1623)
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673:Wezilo
547:Lullus
489:Nather
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300:France
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177:Erfurt
163:above
132:prince
1407:Hesse
1393:Baden
1203:Trier
1189:Mainz
1047:Notes
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649:Aribo
565:Odgar
559:Adolf
212:Mainz
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577:Karl
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