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.
All labels observed (21)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| territory of the Holy Roman Empire | 22 |
| imperial state of the Holy Roman Empire canonical | 20 |
| territorial state of the Holy Roman Empire | 8 |
| State of the Holy Roman Empire | 7 |
| county of the Holy Roman Empire | 5 |
| constituent kingdom of the Holy Roman Empire | 3 |
| early modern German state | 3 |
| former state of the Holy Roman Empire | 3 |
| member state of the Holy Roman Empire | 3 |
| Habsburg crown land | 2 |
| imperial state | 2 |
| German realm | 1 |
| Imperial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire | 1 |
| constituent realm of the Holy Roman Empire | 1 |
| estate of the Holy Roman Empire | 1 |
| immediate territory of the Holy Roman Empire | 1 |
| imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire | 1 |
| imperial free city | 1 |
| medieval German state | 1 |
| principality of the Holy Roman Empire | 1 |
| territory in the Holy Roman Empire | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: imperial state of the Holy Roman Empire
Generated description
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.
Instances (86)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Imperial Abbey of Essen | immediate territory of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Duchy of Lorraine | — |
| Principality of Verden | territory of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Saxe-Merseburg | — |
| Imperial Free City of Trieste | imperial free city |
| Kurpfalz | — |
| Ansbach-Bayreuth | territory of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | early modern German state |
| Kingdom of the Romans | German realm |
| Prussian Guelders | territory of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Prince-Bishopric of Minden | — |
| Prince-Bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire | territorial state of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Kleeburg | territory of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Landgrave of Thuringia | — |
| March of Brandenburg | — |
| Prince-elector of Mainz | — |
| Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld | territorial state of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Prince-elector of Cologne | — |
| Further Austria | territory of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Nassau-Beilstein | territory of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Kingdom of Italy | constituent kingdom of the Holy Roman Empire |
|
free imperial city of Strasbourg
surface form:
Free Imperial City of Strasbourg
|
imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Kingdom of Italy (medieval) | constituent realm of the Holy Roman Empire |
|
Teck
surface form:
Duchy of Teck
|
medieval German state |
| Duchy of Upper Lotharingia | principality of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Isenburg-Philippseich | Imperial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Duchy of Verden | — |
| Bishopric of Cologne | State of the Holy Roman Empire |
| March of Istria | territory of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Nassau-Dillenburg | territorial state of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Nassau-Saarbrücken | territory of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Nassau-Weilburg-Hachenburg | territory of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Principality of Blankenburg | — |
|
small principality of Nassau-Weilburg
surface form:
Nassau-Weilburg
|
territorial state of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Saxe-Lauenburg | — |
| Electorate of Saxony | early modern German state |