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

How these facts were elicited

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

Ernestine duchies partOf Holy Roman Empire
Albert of Cologne countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
William the Silent birthPlace Holy Roman Empire
Dutch thaler "leeuwendaalder" (lion dollar) usedInRegion Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: leeuwendaalder
Habsburg court country Holy Roman Empire
Frisian freedom country Holy Roman Empire
House of Ardenne–Luxembourg country Holy Roman Empire
Wallhausen locatedInFormerPoliticalEntity Holy Roman Empire
Archbishop of Trier country Holy Roman Empire
House of Nassau-Dillenburg country Holy Roman Empire
County of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen country Holy Roman Empire
Malleus Maleficarum countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
Carolina (Constitutio Criminalis Carolina) country Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: Constitutio Criminalis Carolina
Carolina (Constitutio Criminalis Carolina) appliesToJurisdiction Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: Constitutio Criminalis Carolina
Lordship of Drenthe country Holy Roman Empire
Lordship of Drenthe partOf Holy Roman Empire
Duchy of Bar country Holy Roman Empire
Duchy of Bar borderedBy Holy Roman Empire
Duchy of Bar partiallySubjectTo Holy Roman Empire
Inner Austria country Holy Roman Empire
Siege of Florence (1529–1530) belligerent Holy Roman Empire
Principality of Waldeck locatedIn Holy Roman Empire
House of Nassau-Siegen country Holy Roman Empire
Tordenskjold deathCountry Holy Roman Empire
Elisabeth Binzenstock countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Nördlingen (1634) hasLocation Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Nördlingen (1634) belligerent Holy Roman Empire
Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst country Holy Roman Empire
Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst memberOf Holy Roman Empire
House of Este alliedWith Holy Roman Empire
Free City of Hamburg partOf Holy Roman Empire
House of Nassau-Usingen country Holy Roman Empire
Grand Embassy location Holy Roman Empire
Great Embassy location Holy Roman Empire
Caspar Hedio countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Justus Jonas countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Andreas Osiander birthPlace Holy Roman Empire
Andreas Osiander citizenship Holy Roman Empire
Evangelical Union country Holy Roman Empire
Union of Auhausen country Holy Roman Empire