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The Holy Roman Empire, [f] also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. [19] It developed in the Early Middle Ages and lasted for almost a thousand years until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars .
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Francis II and I (German: Franz II.; 12 February 1768 – 2...
- Dissolution of The Holy Roman Empire
The dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire occurred on 6...
- Frederick I
Frederick Barbarossa (December 1122 – 10 June 1190), also...
- Kingdom of Italy
In 1805, while the Holy Roman Empire was still in existence,...
- List of State Leaders in The 19th-Century Holy Roman Empire
This is a list of state leaders in the 19th century from the...
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- Confederation of The Rhine
The Confederated States of the Rhine, [a] simply known as...
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- Flags of The Holy Roman Empire
Emperor Maximilian with the Imperial Banner, bordered in...
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The coronation of Charlemagne by Pope Leo III. The Holy...
- Francis II
The Holy Roman Empire (Latin: Sacrum Imperium Romanum; German: Heiliges Römisches Reich), occasionally but unofficially referred to as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, [7] was a polity in Western and Central Europe under the rule of an emperor, who was elected by the princes and the magistrates of its regions and cities.
The Holy Roman Emperor title provided the highest prestige among medieval Catholic monarchs, because the empire was considered by the Catholic Church to be the only successor of the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages and the early modern period.
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While any such list could never be definitive, the list attempts to be as comprehensive as possible. It is sorted alphabetically and split into separate articles linked below. There is also a separate list of Free Imperial Cities, as well as a list of participants in the Imperial Diet as of 1792. 1. List of states in the Holy Roman Empire (A) 2. Li...
Imperial Abbey (Reichsabtei): an abbey with imperial immediacy. Its head was a Reichsabt, literally 'Imperial Abbot' or 'Abbot of the Empire'. A monastery with similar status was a Reichskloster.The "Notes" column shows, in capsule form, 1. the territorial development of the different states or polities (acquisition or loss of possessions, union of rulers or dynasties, etc.); 2. the royal or noble dynasties, including their various branches, which ruled over territories or polities; 3. the transmission of succession rights (marriage, femal...
In English
1. The Arenberg Archives and Cultural Centre. "The Dukes of Arenberg". . Retrieved June 26, 2006. 2. Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Culture. "aeiou: The Annotable, Elektronic, Interactive, Osterreich (Austria), Universal Information System". . Retrieved June 23, 2006. 3. "Austrian and German Mediatized Houses, 1871–1919". . Retrieved July 4, 2006. 4. "Braunschweig – Brunswick. A history". . Retrieved July 6, 2006. 5. Cahoon, Benjamin M. (2000–2006). "Europe Index" in Wor...
In other languages
1. Bursik, Heinrich (1998). "Die Herrschaft Hohenberg und die Markgrafschaft Burgau". . For Google-translated English version . Retrieved July 9, 2006. 2. "Das Fürstenhaus Bentheim-Tecklenburg". . For Google-translated English version, see . Retrieved July 11, 2006. 3. Höckmann, Thomas (2006). "Territorial arrangement of North Rhine-Westphalia 1789". (Translation from the original in German through Google Search). [permanent dead link]. (Excellent articles and links about the States of the Ho...
Höckmann, Thomas (2006). "Historical maps – Germany at the end of the 18th century". . Retrieved June 26, 2006.Westermann, Großer Atlass zu Weltgeschichte (in German; exquisite detailed maps)Holy Roman Empire. The title lapsed in 924, but was revived in 962 when and beginning a continuous existence of the empire for over eight centuries. From 962 until the 12th century, the empire was one of the most powerful monarchies in Europe.
Dec 20, 2023 · One of Europe's longest-lasting states, the Holy Roman Empire dominated European political and military matters for much of its 1,000 years of existence. A complex web of city-states, kingdoms, empires, bishoprics, and principalities, this "empire" was more of a loose confederacy than a single unified nation.
Jun 11, 2018 · The Holy Roman Empire was a feudal monarchy that encompassed present-day Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech and Slovak Republics, as well as parts of eastern France, northern Italy, Slovenia, and western Poland at the start of the early modern centuries.
