[16] The title of "Holy Roman Emperor," assumed by the later successors of Charlemagne, was kept by them till 1806 A.D.
[17] The French name Lorraine and the German name Lothringen are both derived from the Latin title of Lothair's kingdom—Lotharii regnum.
[18] See page 306.
[19] The others were Franconia, Swabia, Bavaria, and Lorraine.
[20] The Hohenzollerns became electors of Brandenburg in 1415 A.D., kings of Prussia in 1701, and emperors of Germany in 1871.
[21] The Magyar settlement in central Europe had the important result of dividing the Slavic peoples into three groups. Those who remained south of the Danube (Serbians, Croatians, etc.) were henceforth separated from the northwestern Slavs (Bohemians, Moravians, and Poles) and from the eastern Slavs (Russians). See the map facing page 326.
[22] See the Illustration, page 308.
[23] See pages 455-463.
[24] See page 246.
[25] See page 208.