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.

Johann Reuchlin countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
De verbo mirifico countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
De arte cabalistica countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
Duchy of Carniola wasPartOf Holy Roman Empire
Stephen’s father Géza as Grand Prince of the Hungarians alliedWith Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians
Bremen-Verden country Holy Roman Empire
Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen country Holy Roman Empire
Maximilian Henry of Bavaria partOf Holy Roman Empire
Saxe-Coburg country Holy Roman Empire
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa birthPlace Holy Roman Empire
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa citizenship Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) countryAtTime Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) belligerent Holy Roman Empire
Loci Communes countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
Commentary on Romans countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
Lutheran orthodoxy developedIn Holy Roman Empire
Leipzig Disputation (1519) hasLocation Holy Roman Empire
Athanasius Kircher countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Battle of White Mountain belligerent Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Lützen (1632) location Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Lützen (1632) country Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Lützen (1632) belligerent Holy Roman Empire
Reuss principalities country Holy Roman Empire
Reuss principalities partOf Holy Roman Empire
Town Hall of Osnabrück associatedWith Holy Roman Empire
Commentary on Colossians countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
Treaty of The Hague (1690) hasSignatory Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Gadebusch countryAtTime Holy Roman Empire
Martin Chemnitz citizenship Holy Roman Empire
Reformation in the Palatinate hasLocation Holy Roman Empire
Fifteen Years' War hasParticipant Holy Roman Empire
Siege of Lille belligerent Holy Roman Empire
Henry Muhlenberg countryOfBirth Holy Roman Empire
Flanders campaign belligerent Holy Roman Empire
Flanders campaign countryInvolved Holy Roman Empire
Cluniac reforms spreadTo Holy Roman Empire
German College in Rome regionServed Holy Roman Empire
Nagyvárad Cathedral associatedWith Holy Roman Empire
Old Frisian law codes countryHistorical Holy Roman Empire
Giorgio Basta allegiance Holy Roman Empire
Regiomontanus countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Duchy of Modena and Reggio partOf Holy Roman Empire
Paul-Henri Thiry countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Bishopric of Zierikzee country Holy Roman Empire