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.

Treaty of Lunéville between Holy Roman Empire
Treaty of Lunéville signatory Holy Roman Empire
Treaty of Lunéville affected Holy Roman Empire
Treaty of Lunéville weakened Holy Roman Empire
Imperial Army country Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Rossbach belligerent Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Rossbach opponentCommanderNationality Holy Roman Empire
this entity surface form: Imperial (Holy Roman Empire)
House of Nassau-Dietz country Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Sicily partOf Holy Roman Empire
this entity surface form: Holy Roman Empire (nominally, various periods)
Electorate of Cologne country Holy Roman Empire
Electorate of Cologne dissolvedIn Holy Roman Empire
Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen citizenship Holy Roman Empire
Duke of Saxony country Holy Roman Empire
Prince of Mindelheim (historical, in the Holy Roman Empire) country Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: Prince of Mindelheim
Prince of Mindelheim (historical, in the Holy Roman Empire) withinJurisdictionOf Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: Prince of Mindelheim
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor countryRuled Holy Roman Empire
German-speaking Europe hasHistoricalContext Holy Roman Empire
Christian Wolff birthPlace Holy Roman Empire
Christian Wolff citizenship Holy Roman Empire
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor countryRuled Holy Roman Empire
Long Turkish War belligerent Holy Roman Empire
Joost van den Vondel placeOfBirth Holy Roman Empire
Alsace historicallyRuledBy Holy Roman Empire
Leopold I of Belgium birthPlace Holy Roman Empire
House of Lippe countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
Peasants’ War location Holy Roman Empire
Diet of Worms country Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: Diet of Worms (1521)
Battle of Dettingen location Holy Roman Empire
siege of Grave (1674) in the Franco-Dutch War countryInvolved Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: siege of Grave (1674)
siege of Grave (1674) in the Franco-Dutch War belligerent Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: siege of Grave (1674)
League of Augsburg country Holy Roman Empire
League of Augsburg hasMember Holy Roman Empire
Augsburg Confession country Holy Roman Empire
Treaty of Vienna (1689) signatory Holy Roman Empire
Peter Paul Rubens birthPlace Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Jemappes opponentRegime Holy Roman Empire
Counter-Reformation geographicScope Holy Roman Empire
Thirty Years' War locatedIn Holy Roman Empire
Thirty Years' War mainBelligerent Holy Roman Empire
Treaty of Ryswick belligerent Holy Roman Empire
Caroline of Ansbach countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Hohenlinden opponentState Holy Roman Empire