925 Hugo, count of Arles, who is ruling in the name of the blind Louis, compels Rudolf to retire and takes the throne of Italy.
927 Death of Louis. Hugo succeeds him.
931 Hugo exchanges the Cisjuran kingdom for Rudolf’s claim on Italy. The Cisjuran and Transjuran kingdoms of Burgundy become united under Rudolf.
937 Death of Rudolf. His son Conrad succeeds.
993 Death of Conrad. His son, Rudolf III, succeeds.
1016 Rudolf cedes the kingdom to the emperor Henry II, but is to remain in possession until his death.
1032 Death of Rudolf. The kingdom claimed by Eudes, count of Champagne. But the emperor, Conrad II, causes himself to be crowned king of Burgundy, and the next year, on death of Eudes, enters into peaceful possession of the country. Burgundy becomes part of the Holy Roman Empire.
THE KINGDOM OF THURINGIA
The Thuringians in the fourth and fifth century have an extensive kingdom from the Elbe to the Danube. In 531, when Hermanfrid is king, they are attacked by the Merovingian Franks (sons of Clovis) and the Saxons who become allied for this purpose. Hermanfrid is defeated and slain. The northern part of the kingdom is taken by the Saxons and the southern becomes Frankish territory.