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.

Albert of Brandenburg countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Ordre de la Sincérité region Holy Roman Empire
Jerome of Prague placeOfDeath Holy Roman Empire
Maria Barbara placeOfBirth Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: Maria Barbara Bach
Maria Barbara placeOfDeath Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: Maria Barbara Bach
Free City of Frankfurt country Holy Roman Empire
Free City of Frankfurt partOf Holy Roman Empire
Free City of Frankfurt memberOf Holy Roman Empire
Early New High German spokenIn Holy Roman Empire
House of Griffins country Holy Roman Empire
John of Görlitz countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
University of Ingolstadt country Holy Roman Empire
Mieszko I of Poland conflict Holy Roman Empire
John III, Duke of Brabant partOf Holy Roman Empire
Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen country Holy Roman Empire
Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg country Holy Roman Empire
Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg partOf Holy Roman Empire
Otto Henry, Elector Palatine realmWithin Holy Roman Empire
Maria Josepha of Bavaria monarchConsortOf Holy Roman Empire
Johann Adam Hiller countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Philipp Schwartzerdt citizenship Holy Roman Empire
Karl Franz Joseph von Habsburg monarchOf Holy Roman Empire
Treaty of Xanten countryAtTime Holy Roman Empire
Conrad III of Germany realm Holy Roman Empire
De crimine magiae countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
De jure circa nuptias countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
Łužica historicallyPartOf Holy Roman Empire
Teschen Piasts vassalOf Holy Roman Empire
Casimir I the Restorer alliance Holy Roman Empire
Prince-Bishopric of Verden country Holy Roman Empire
Margarethe Lindemann countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Margraviate of Antwerp partOf Holy Roman Empire
Countess of Bar usedInPoliticalEntity Holy Roman Empire
John of Luxembourg historicalRegion Holy Roman Empire
Bruno of Egisheim-Dagsburg birthPlace Holy Roman Empire
House of Egisheim-Dagsburg country Holy Roman Empire
Elector of Saxony country Holy Roman Empire