2-715-075 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Henry the Fowler being offered the crown while trapping birds, (1900), (1936). 'Heinrich Dem Vogler Wird Die Deutsche Königskrone Dargebracht', 919 AD. Henry the Fowler (c876-936 AD), duke of Saxony, was elected and crowned king of East Francia in 919 AD. From "Bilder Deutscher Geschichte", (Pictures of German History), No.12, cigarette card album. [Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany, 1936]