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Today we talk about the history of the Eastern Frankish kingdom and the Ottonian Empire between the ascent to the throne of Arnulfo of Carinthia and Henry II (887-1024), focusing on the new political-institutional order that ensued the Renovatio Imperii.

In the video we discuss the elements of discontinuity and continuity between the Carolingian Empire and the Holy Roman Empire during the High Middle Ages, emphasizing vital role that the Ottonians had, in spite of their limits, in reviving the imperial institution.

Among the various things we also deal with the elective system of the Eastern Frankish duchies, the structuring of the Ottonian power, its link with both lay and ecclesiastical aristocracy and the definition of relations with the Papacy.