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.

Mark Brandenburg partOf Holy Roman Empire
Bishop Albert countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empress, 1676 countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg
House of Neipperg countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
County of Sayn country Holy Roman Empire
County of Wied country Holy Roman Empire
Lordship of Anholt partOf Holy Roman Empire
Lordship of Gemen country Holy Roman Empire
Lordship of Steinfurt country Holy Roman Empire
Imperial Abbey of Essen country Holy Roman Empire
Imperial Abbey of Thorn country Holy Roman Empire
Duchy of Salzburg partOf Holy Roman Empire
Eleonor Magdalene countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg
Neipperg family countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
Lordship of Rheda partOf Holy Roman Empire
Imperial Abbey of Werden country Holy Roman Empire
Imperial Abbey of Werden partOf Holy Roman Empire
Imperial City of Cologne country Holy Roman Empire
Imperial City of Cologne partOf Holy Roman Empire
Augenspiegel countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Jankau belligerent Holy Roman Empire
Imperial Abbey of Corvey partOf Holy Roman Empire
House of Neuchâtel country Holy Roman Empire
Balthasar Schmid countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Imperial Abbey of Herford country Holy Roman Empire
Imperial Abbey of Herford partOf Holy Roman Empire
Imperial City of Soest country Holy Roman Empire
Imperial City of Soest partOf Holy Roman Empire
Krain partOf Holy Roman Empire
Vojvodina Kranjska partOf Holy Roman Empire
Prince of Saxe-Hildburghausen country Holy Roman Empire
Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden (foundation stone) countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden
County of Moers partOf Holy Roman Empire
Imperial Abbey of Elten country Holy Roman Empire
Imperial Abbey of Elten partOf Holy Roman Empire
Imperial Abbey of Burtscheid country Holy Roman Empire
Imperial Abbey of Burtscheid partOf Holy Roman Empire
Agnes of Hesse countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Imperial Abbey of Stablo-Malmedy country Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Dornach belligerent Holy Roman Empire
Principality of Verden country Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Prague (1648) belligerent Holy Roman Empire
Heinrich Schlick countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Heilwig of Frohburg countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire