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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.
- Frederick I
Frederick Barbarossa (December 1122 – 10 June 1190), also...
- Frederick III
Frederick III (German: Friedrich III, 21 September 1415 – 19...
- Otto The Great
Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), traditionally known as...
- Coronation of the Holy Roman Emperor
Contents. hide. (Top) Preliminaries. Ceremonies. Locations....
- Frederick I
The Holy Roman Empire, 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. It developed in the Early Middle Ages and lasted for almost 1,000 years until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars .
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List of emperors. This list includes all emperors of the Holy Roman Empire, whether or not they called themselves Holy Roman Emperor. There are some gaps. For example, Henry the Fowler was King of Germany but not Emperor. Emperors before Otto the Great
The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor since the early modern period, was the ruler and head of state of the Holy Roman Empire.
Introduction Holy Roman Emperor; List of emperors Emperors before Otto the Great Carolingian dynasty Guideschi dynasty Carolingian dynasty Bosonid dynasty Unruoching dynasty Holy Roman Emperors Ottonian (Saxon) dynasty Salian (Frankish) dynasty Supplinburg dynasty Staufen (or Hohenstaufen) dynasty Welf dynasty Staufen (or Hohenstaufen) dynasty ...
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, 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.
