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cause_v he_o to_o be_v degrade_v after_o his_o public_a penance_n 127_o 128_o lothaire_n king_n of_o italy_n difference_n between_o he_o and_o charles_n his_o brother_n touch_v their_o share_n after_o the_o death_n of_o their_o father_n 134_o reconciliation_n with_o charles_n his_o brother_n 138_o change_n his_o imperial_a purple_n for_o a_o friar_n frock_n ib._n his_o wife_n and_o child_n ib._n lothaire_n ii_o of_o lorraine_n 139_o he_o repudiate_v thietberge_n his_o wife_n to_o espouse_v valdrade_n and_o that_o make_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o noise_n 140_o the_o say_a marriage_n annul_v and_o he_o excommunicate_v by_o the_o pope_n 141_o pass_n into_o italy_n against_o the_o saracen_n his_o death_n by_o divine_a punishment_n 142_o his_o child_n ib._n lothaire_n son_n of_o the_o king_n of_o italy_n 179_o lothaire_n king_n of_o france_n 183_o his_o marriage_n with_o emma_n or_o emina_n daughter_n of_o lothaire_n king_n of_o italy_n 187_o enterprise_n upon_o lorraine_n 188_o repel_v and_o 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etc._n 170_o lovis_n son_n of_o lewis_n the_o debonair_a be_v make_v king_n of_o bavaria_n 122_o lovis_n king_n of_o bavaria_n embrace_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o father_n lewis_n the_o debonair_a afterward_o turn_v against_o he_o 126_o lovis_n emperor_n king_n of_o italy_n 138_o lovis_n the_o germanic_a usurp_v neustria_fw-la upon_o his_o brother_n charles_n 139_o divide_v lorraine_n with_o he_o 142_o trouble_v and_o disquiet_v by_o his_o child_n 144_o his_o death_n ib._n lovis_z the_o emperor_n and_o king_n of_o italy_n despise_v by_o his_o subject_n 138_o make_v a_o league_n with_o lewis_n the_o germanic_a against_o charles_n the_o bald._n 139_o difference_n about_o lorraine_n 143_o be_v despise_v of_o his_o subject_n ib._n his_o death_n 144_o lovis_n the_o stammerer_n emperor_n and_o king_n of_o neustria_n or_o west_n france_n aquitain_n and_o burgundy_n 148_o be_v crown_v emperor_n by_o pope_n john_n ib._n his_o death_n 149_o lovis_n iii_o and_o carloman_n his_o brother_n king_n of_o west_n france_n burgundy_n and_o aquitain_n 148_o etc._n etc._n death_n of_o lewis_n 152_o lovis_n son_n of_o boatswain_n seize_v upon_o provence_n 156_o etc._n etc._n lovis_z son_n of_o arnold_n emperor_n of_o germany_n and_o king_n of_o lorraine_n 162_o his_o death_n 163_o lovis_n the_o blind_a king_n of_o provence_n 170_o lovis_n iu_o call_v transmarine_a be_v recall_v from_o england_n own_a and_o crown_v king_n of_o france_n 175_o 6_o abandon_v of_o all_o his_o subject_n in_o neustria_n be_v constrain_v to_o save_v his_o life_n by_o a_o shameful_a flight_n 177_o make_v a_o peace_n and_o be_v reconcile_v to_o his_o subject_n 179_o seizes_n richard_n duke_n of_o normandy_n ib._n his_o precipitate_a revenge_n draw_v great_a difficulty_n upon_o he_o 178_o be_v carry_v prisoner_n to_o roven_n ib._n be_v restore_v to_o liberty_n 179_o brovillery_n in_o france_n 180_o etc._n etc._n be_v reconcile_v with_o hugh_n le_fw-fr blanc_n and_o they_o make_v peace_n together_o 181_o his_o death_n ib._n lovis_z king_n of_o aquitain_n chastise_v the_o revolt_n of_o the_o gascon_n 110_o associated_n to_o the_o empire_n and_o declare_v emperor_n by_o charlemagne_n his_o father_n 111_o lovis_n king_n of_o france_n call_v the_o idle_a or_o lazy_a marry_v a_o princess_n of_o aquitain_n name_v blanch._n 198_o his_o death_n ib._n lovis_z call_v the_o gross_a son_n of_o king_n philip_n design_v king_n take_v up_o the_o government_n of_o affair_n 226_o pass_n into_o england_n 227_o betroth_v to_o luciane_a daughter_n of_o guy_n de_fw-fr rochefort_n 227_o his_o pretend_a marriage_n with_o luciana_n break_v by_o the_o pope_n ib._n quarrel_n and_o brovillery_n with_o his_o subject_n 234_o defeat_n the_o english_a in_o battle_n about_o guysor_n 35_o renew_v of_o the_o war_n between_o those_o two_o prince_n 236_o strong_o oppose_v the_o emperor_n effort_n who_o will_v needs_o be_v revenge_v because_o he_o have_v protect_v pope_n calixtus_n ii_o 236_o etc._n etc._n reduce_v the_o count_n d'auvergne_n to_o reason_n 238_o revenge_n the_o parricide_n commit_v on_o the_o person_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o flanders_n 239_o cause_n his_o son_n philip_n to_o be_v crown_v ib._n become_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o clergy_n his_o subject_n and_o be_v excommunicate_v 239_o etc._n etc._n his_o death_n his_o wife_n his_o child_n 241_o lewis_n the_o young_a crown_v in_o the_o life_n time_n of_o his_o father_n lewis_n the_o gross_a 240_o lovis_n the_o young_a he_o marry_v alienor_fw-la daughter_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o aquitaine_n ib._n establish_v justice_n and_o secure_v the_o public_a safety_n 242_o be_v excommunicate_v and_o his_o kingdom_n put_v under_o a_o interdiction_n by_o the_o pope_n 243_o receive_v pope_n eugenius_n into_o france_n 244_o take_v the_o cross_n and_o go_v into_o the_o holy_a land_n ib._n his_o return_n into_o france_n 245_o repudiates_n queen_n alienor_fw-la and_o marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o alphonso_n vii_o king_n of_o castille_n 243_o go_v to_o st._n jago_n in_o gallicia_n out_o of_o devotion_n 246_o difference_n with_o henry_n king_n of_o england_n for_o the_o county_n of_o touloze_n 248_o he_o make_v alliance_n by_o marriage_n with_o the_o house_n of_o champagne_n 249_o suppress_v the_o disorder_n of_o his_o kingdom_n ib._n enter_v into_o war_n again_o with_o the_o king_n of_o england_n their_o reconciliation_n ib._n take_v the_o protection_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n child_n against_o their_o father_n 250_o pass_n over_o into_o england_n and_o go_v to_o visit_v the_o tomb_n of_o st._n thomas_n of_o canterbury_n ib._n his_o death_n his_o wife_n his_o child_n 251_o lovis_n viii_o king_n of_o france_n his_o birth_n 254_o parley_n with_o the_o emperor_n federic_n ii_o 266_o his_o coronation_n at_o reims_n 295_o interview_n with_o henry_n son_n of_o the_o emperor_n federic_n 295_o cross_n himself_o against_o the_o albigenses_n and_o make_v war_n upon_o they_o in_o person_n 296_o his_o death_n his_o wife_n and_o his_o child_n 296_o 297_o st._n lovis_n king_n of_o france_n his_o coronation_n 298_o great_a disturbance_n in_o the_o state_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n ib._n etc._n etc._n he_o vow_n to_o make_v war_n against_o the_o infidel_n 303_o voyage_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n 304_o etc._n etc._n his_o army_n entire_o defeat_v and_o he_o make_v prisoner_n of_o war_n by_o the_o infidel_n 305_o be_v set_v at_o liberty_n with_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o french_a prisoner_n 306_o whether_o it_o be_v true_a he_o give_v a_o consecrate_a wafer_n as_o a_o pawn_n for_o his_o word_n 305_o he_o visit_v the_o holy_a place_n in_o the_o holy_a land_n 307_o his_o return_n into_o france_n ib._n he_o entertain_v the_o king_n of_o england_n magnificent_o ib._n regulate_v his_o kingdom_n by_o good_a law_n and_o exercise_n himself_o in_o good_a work_n 308_o endeavour_n to_o accommodate_v affair_n between_o the_o baron_n and_o their_o king_n henry_n 309_o undertake_v a_o new_a crosade_n for_o relief_n of_o
wife_n and_o marry_v bertrade_fw-mi 223_o be_v excommunicate_v because_o of_o this_o new_a marriage_n by_o the_o bishop_n by_o the_o pope_n and_o by_o a_o council_n at_o poitiers_n ib._n brave_v by_o the_o lord_n de_fw-fr montlehery_n ib._n in_o fine_a obtain_v a_o dispensation_n in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n be_v absolve_v and_o his_o marriage_n be_v confirm_v 226_o his_o death_n his_o wife_n and_o child_n 227_o philip_n brother_n of_o king_n lewis_n the_o gross_a side_n with_o the_o discontent_a party_n 2â—5_n philip_n augustus_n king_n of_o france_n his_o birth_n 249_o his_o coronation_n 250_o his_o marriage_n with_o isabel_n alix_n 251_o he_o begin_v his_o reign_n and_o government_n with_o piety_n and_o justice_n 252_o he_o withdraw_v vermandois_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o flanders_n 252_o he_o send_v succour_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n and_o cause_v the_o crusade_n to_o be_v preach_v 253_o difference_n between_o he_o and_o the_o king_n of_o england_n 254_o take_v the_o cross_n on_o he_o with_o the_o king_n of_o england_n for_o the_o recovery_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n 255_o give_v chase_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n who_o be_v enter_v upon_o france_n ib._n his_o voyage_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n order_n for_o the_o regency_n of_o his_o son_n and_o kingdom_n during_o his_o absence_n ib._n difference_n intervene_v between_o he_o and_o richard_n king_n of_o england_n 256_o take_v the_o city_n of_o acre_n or_o ptolemais_n ib._n fall_v sick_a and_o return_n into_o france_n 257_o withdraws_n the_o county_n of_o artois_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o flanders_n ib._n declare_v war_n against_o the_o king_n of_o england_n 258_o repudiates_n isemberge_n his_o wife_n then_o take_v she_o again_o ib._n reconcile_v himself_o with_o john_n king_n of_o england_n 259_o endeavour_n to_o accustom_v the_o ecclesiastic_n to_o furnish_v he_o with_o subsidy_n 261_o conquer_v all_o the_o territory_n of_o king_n john_n which_o hold_v of_o the_o 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and_o languedoc_n 331_o fore-arm_n himself_o against_o the_o bâ—lls_n of_o bâ—niface_n ib._n assist_v at_o the_o coronation_n of_o pope_n clement_n at_o lion_n 332_o appear_v at_o the_o general_n council_n of_o vienne_n in_o daufine_n ib._n undertake_v war_n against_o the_o fleming_n his_o three_o son_n wife_n accuse_v of_o adultery_n his_o death_n his_o wife_n and_o child_n 336_o philip_n of_o alsace_n earl_n of_o flanders_n his_o death_n 257_o philip_n of_o dreux_n bishop_n of_o beauvais_n be_v hold_v prisoner_n 258_o philip_n earl_n of_o boulogne_n 299_o philip_n emperor_n assassinate_v 264_o philip_n the_o hardy_a king_n of_o france_n 314_o return_v from_o afric_n into_o france_n ib._n he_o arm_n against_o the_o king_n of_o castille_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o navarre_n his_o nephew_n 316_o take_v up_o arm_n and_o pass_v the_o pyrenean_n mountain_n against_o the_o king_n of_o arragon_n 320_o his_o death_n his_o wife_n and_o his_o child_n 321_o philip_n the_o long_a 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