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.

Countess of Luxembourg sovereignState Holy Roman Empire
Countess of Luxembourg associatedWithEmpire Holy Roman Empire
Duchy of Berg country Holy Roman Empire
Duchy of Berg locatedIn Holy Roman Empire
John Casimir of Simmern workLocation Holy Roman Empire
Electorate of Regensburg country Holy Roman Empire
Electorate of Regensburg partOf Holy Roman Empire
Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck country Holy Roman Empire
Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck locatedIn Holy Roman Empire
Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck locatedIn Holy Roman Empire
this entity surface form: Holy Roman Empire (medieval)
Frederick I, Duke of Swabia allegiance Holy Roman Empire
Nassau Family Pact placeOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
Radbot of Habsburg countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
Radbot of Habsburg citizenship Holy Roman Empire
Duchy of Anhalt partOf Holy Roman Empire
Wilhelm von Schröder countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Pope Damasus II countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Pope Damasus II associatedWith Holy Roman Empire
Danube campaign of 1704 belligerent Holy Roman Empire
Swabians historicallyInhabited Holy Roman Empire
Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen partOf Holy Roman Empire
Bishopric of Gummersbach locatedIn Holy Roman Empire
Sankt Joachimsthal partOf Holy Roman Empire
Karl Albrecht von Bayern monarchOf Holy Roman Empire
Pope Victor II countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Pope Victor II associatedWith Holy Roman Empire
Behmen von Bleibruck countryOfOriginInStory Holy Roman Empire
Cambrai League hasParticipant Holy Roman Empire
Cambrai League memberState Holy Roman Empire
Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg memberOf Holy Roman Empire
Lippe-Biesterfeld historicalEra Holy Roman Empire
Conrad, King of Italy countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Conrad, King of Italy placeOfBirth Holy Roman Empire
Duke of Franconia partOf Holy Roman Empire
Duke of Franconia country Holy Roman Empire
Bench of Ecclesiastical Princes country Holy Roman Empire
Bench of Secular Princes country Holy Roman Empire
Balthasar Neumann countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Duchy of Neuburg country Holy Roman Empire
Duchy of Neuburg partOf Holy Roman Empire
County of Gorizia country Holy Roman Empire
Oleśnica Piasts feudalAllegiance Holy Roman Empire
Piasts of Cieszyn vassalOf Holy Roman Empire
Nuremberg City Hall locatedIn Holy Roman Empire
Barbarossa ruins associatedWith Holy Roman Empire
Diocese of Bamberg hasHistoricalImportance Holy Roman Empire
this entity surface form: medieval Holy Roman Empire
Italian War of 1551–1559 belligerent Holy Roman Empire
Battle of La Motta belligerent Holy Roman Empire