Henry I, King of East Francia - first non-Frank on the throne.
05/24/919 AD elected
Conrad recommended Henry as his successor, despite his having rebelled against Conrad I between 912 and 915 over the lands in Thuringia,
An avid hunter, he obtained the epithet "the Fowler" because he was allegedly fixing his birding nets when messengers arrived to inform him that he was to be king.
Conrad's choice was conveyed by his brother, duke Eberhard III of Franconia at the Imperial Diet of Fritzlar in 919. The assembled Franconian and Saxon nobles elected Henry to be king with other regional dukes not participating in the election.
Kingship now changed from the Franks to the Saxons, who had suffered greatly during the conquests of Charlemagne and were proud of their identity. Henry, as Saxon, was the first non-Frank on the throne.
Burchard II of Swabia swore fealty to the new king, but Arnulf of Bavaria did not recognize Henry's position.
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