Complex sentence: After several months of hesitation, Eberhard and the other Frankish and Saxon nobles elected Henry as king at the Imperial Diet of Fritzlar, in May 919; for the first time a Saxon instead of a Frank reigned over the kingdom.
Split into simpler sentences: After several months of hesitation, Eberhard and the other Frankish and Saxon nobles elected Henry as king at the Imperial Diet of Fritzlar in May 919. For the first time a Saxon instead of a Frank reigned over the Kingdom.