r/HolyRomanEmperors • u/Cultural_Act_8513 Louis II • 13d ago

ＴＩＥＲ ＬＩＳＴ Ranking Every Holy Roman Emperor Day 22: Lothair II/III

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I found him! I did not know he was also called Lothair II.. I thought that was what my brother's name is called.

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u/Impressive-Cry-7557 13d ago

Decent or good, he failed at the succession to establish his dynasty.

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u/rapidla01 13d ago

Well he only had a daughter, and Henry the Prouds failing were not his fault, and even then Henry probably prevails if he doesn’t suddenly drop dead.

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u/Objective-Golf-7616 Frederick II 13d ago

Decent. He was certainly competent as a power-player prince-Emperor who could enforce a workable settlement among his factional coalition but ultimately he couldn’t impress himself or his faction after him.

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u/rapidla01 13d ago

Good. Reestablishing Saxony as an actual power-player, seizing the crown, peace with the pope, setting up the welfs in saxony, basically the forgotten predecessor of the Lion, pretty impressive man, succession was quite unlucky.