Holy Roman Empire

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The Holy Roman Empire was a multi-ethnic complex of territories in Central Europe that existed from the early Middle Ages until 1806, centered on the German lands and ruled by an emperor who claimed a continuation of the legacy of the ancient Roman Empire.

All labels observed (48)

Label Occurrences
Holy Roman Empire canonical 3,872
Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation 14
Heiliges Römisches Reich 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian state
early modern state
elective monarchy
former empire
medieval state
monarchy
multi-ethnic polity
alsoKnownAs Holy Roman Empire
surface form: Heiliges Römisches Reich

Holy Roman Empire
surface form: Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation

Holy Roman Empire
surface form: Sacrum Romanum Imperium
capital Aachen
Frankfurt am Main
Regensburg
Vienna
claimedHeritage Roman Empire
commonLanguage German
continent Europe
currency Dutch guilder
surface form: Gulden

Reichsthaler
dissolutionCause Napoleonic Wars
dissolved 1806
endTime 6 August 1806
firstRuler Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
surface form: Otto I
firstRulerTitle Holy Roman Emperor
followedBy Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire

Confederation of the Rhine
German Confederation
governmentForm elective monarchy
feudal monarchy
headOfStateTitle Holy Roman Emperor
inception 2 February 962
includedTerritory Duchy of Austria
Electorate of Bavaria
surface form: Duchy of Bavaria

Duchy of Saxony
Duchy of Swabia
Bohemia
surface form: Kingdom of Bohemia

Kingdom of Germany
Kingdom of Italy
Electorate of Cologne
surface form: Prince-Archbishopric of Cologne

Prince-Archbishopric of Mainz
Prince-Archbishopric of Trier
judicialBody Reichshofrat
Reichskammergericht
lastRuler Francis I of Austria
surface form: Francis II
lastRulerTitle Holy Roman Emperor
legislativeBody Imperial Diet
motto Renovatio imperii Romanorum
notableEvent Golden Bull of 1356
Peace of Augsburg
Peace of Westphalia
Thirty Years' War
officialLanguage Latin
partOf Western Christianity
surface form: Latin Christendom
precededBy Carolingian Empire
East Francia
region Central Europe
religion Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
startTime 962

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Brunswick-Bevern country Holy Roman Empire
Anne of Cleves countryOfBirth Holy Roman Empire
Duke of Nassau predecessorState Holy Roman Empire
Nassau partOf Holy Roman Empire
Freiherr region Holy Roman Empire
Maria Anna of Neuburg countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Kurfürsten country Holy Roman Empire
Astronomia nova countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
Imperial Mathematician country Holy Roman Empire
Harmonices Mundi countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
Rudolphine Tables regionOfPublication Holy Roman Empire
Fieschi family associatedWith Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Italy partOf Holy Roman Empire
Amalia of Solms-Braunfels birthPlace Holy Roman Empire
Duchess of Limburg feudalContext Holy Roman Empire
Pope Celestine IV countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Holy League against France hasMember Holy Roman Empire
Wenceslaus I of Bohemia alliedWith Holy Roman Empire
Pope Gregory IX conflict Holy Roman Empire
Martin Waldseemüller birthCountry Holy Roman Empire
Army of the Rhine engagedAgainst Holy Roman Empire
County of Loon country Holy Roman Empire
County of Mark partOf Holy Roman Empire
County of Mark country Holy Roman Empire
County of Ravensberg partOf Holy Roman Empire
County of Ravensberg locatedIn Holy Roman Empire
Left Bank of the Rhine wasContestedBy Holy Roman Empire
Bishopric of Tournai partOf Holy Roman Empire
Grand Duke of Berg partOf Holy Roman Empire
this entity surface form: Holy Roman Empire (territorial heritage)
Prince-elector country Holy Roman Empire
Prince-elector appliesToJurisdiction Holy Roman Empire
Anhalt-Zerbst country Holy Roman Empire
Anhalt-Zerbst partOf Holy Roman Empire
Duchy of Mark partOf Holy Roman Empire
Duchy of Mark locatedIn Holy Roman Empire
Duchy of Mark locatedIn Holy Roman Empire
this entity surface form: Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation
Franken historicalAffiliation Holy Roman Empire
Italian War of 1542–1546 conflictBetween Holy Roman Empire
Habsburg–Valois conflict hasMainTheater Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of the Franks successor Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Rheinberg countryAtTime Holy Roman Empire
principal land force of the Holy Roman Empire country Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: Imperial Army (Holy Roman Empire)
County of Nassau-Dietz partOf Holy Roman Empire