imperial state of the Holy Roman Empire

C9452 concept

An imperial state of the Holy Roman Empire was a semi-autonomous political entity—such as a duchy, principality, city, or ecclesiastical territory—directly subject to the authority of the emperor and the imperial diet rather than to any intermediate lord.

Observed surface forms (4)

  • State of the Holy Roman Empire ×1
  • constituent kingdom of the Holy Roman Empire ×1
  • early modern German state ×1
  • territory of the Holy Roman Empire ×1

Instances (8)