Italy had been invaded time and again for the previous 500 years. The Italians welcomed the relative peace and stability the empire ensured. They benefited greatly from Italian culture, technology, and trade. They had been conquered by Charlemagne only a century earlier. The Germans were not far removed from the barbarian condition. The Holy Roman Empire was successful at first because it benefited the principal members, Germany and Italy. From the outset, the emperors had a difficult problem keeping control of two disparate regions-Germany and Italy-that were separated by the Alps. The Holy Roman Empire that Otto I controlled extended over the German plain north to the Baltic, eastward into parts of modern Poland, and southward through modern Switzerland, modern Austria, and northern Italy. In 919 Henry, Duke of Saxony, was elected king of Germany by his fellow dukes. The title of Holy Roman Emperor remained in CharlemagneвЂ™s family until the tenth century when they died out. Upon his death the empire was split into three parts that gradually coalesced into two: the western Frankish kingdom that became France and the eastern kingdom that became Germany.

The origin of Germany traces back to the crowning of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor in 800. Unique Techs Ironclad (siege weapons extra melee armor)Д¬renellations (+3 range Castles garrisoned infantry fire arrows)

The Teuton unique unit is the Teutonic Knight, a zealous warrior who can carve most melee units into ribbons. Unite the feuding duchies, contend with Papal authority, and construct powerful crenellated fortifications! Smash enemy armies with potent knights and demolish their cities with armored siege engines, or lead your men on crusade to the Holy Land or into Eastern Europe.

CharlemagneвЂ™s empire has fallen, and the task of rebuilding the Holy Roman Empire lies in your hands.

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