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.

Countess of Stolberg citizenship Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: Juliana of Stolberg
House of Fürstenberg associatedWithState Holy Roman Empire
Cieszyn Piasts overlord Holy Roman Empire
Rabbi Yaakov Emden countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Estates of Hesse-Kassel locatedIn Holy Roman Empire
Lord of Arlay overlord Holy Roman Empire
County of Chalon partOf Holy Roman Empire
Stuttgart (from late 15th century) country Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: Stuttgart
Stuttgart (from late 15th century) partOf Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: Stuttgart
Stuttgart-Urach (shared residence in some periods) country Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: Stuttgart-Urach
Württemberg-Neuenstadt country Holy Roman Empire
Count of Luxembourg partOf Holy Roman Empire
Count of Luxembourg sovereignWithin Holy Roman Empire
Count of Bar partOf Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: County of Bar
Elder House of Welf country Holy Roman Empire
Haus Welf istVerbundenMit Holy Roman Empire
this entity surface form: Heiliges Römisches Reich
Albert, Duke of Saxony countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
County of Breda country Holy Roman Empire
Siege of Saint-Dizier hasBelligerent Holy Roman Empire
Württemberg-Oels country Holy Roman Empire
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel partOf Holy Roman Empire
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel usedInPeriod Holy Roman Empire
Renatus of Châlon countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Württemberg-Mömpelgard country Holy Roman Empire
Duke of Weissenfels partOf Holy Roman Empire
Margrave of Baden partOf Holy Roman Empire
marchio Moraviae partOfFeudalHierarchy Holy Roman Empire
Siege of Mons (1709) combatant Holy Roman Empire
Georg Wilhelm Steller countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
House of Babenberg country Holy Roman Empire
Limburg partOf Holy Roman Empire
Rupert, King of Germany country Holy Roman Empire
Eastphalia locatedIn Holy Roman Empire
Gero Cross culture Holy Roman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottonian Empire
Codex Egberti countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
Pericopes of Henry II countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
Uta Codex culturalContext Holy Roman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottonian Empire
Golden Madonna of Essen regionOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
Gregorian Reform location Holy Roman Empire
Württemberg-Weiltingen country Holy Roman Empire
Jobst of Moravia countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Markgraf von Mähren country Holy Roman Empire