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

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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.

Free Imperial City of Pfullendorf country Holy Roman Empire
Free Imperial City of Pfullendorf partOf Holy Roman Empire
Free Imperial City of Überlingen country Holy Roman Empire
Free Imperial City of Rottweil country Holy Roman Empire
Free Imperial City of Donauwörth country Holy Roman Empire
Free Imperial City of Hagenau country Holy Roman Empire
Free Imperial City of Herborn partOf Holy Roman Empire
Free Imperial City of Herborn country Holy Roman Empire
Free Imperial City of Dillenburg partOf Holy Roman Empire
Free Imperial City of Dillenburg country Holy Roman Empire
Free Imperial City of Hachenburg partOf Holy Roman Empire
Free Imperial City of Braunfels partOf Holy Roman Empire
Free Imperial City of Eppstein partOf Holy Roman Empire
Free Imperial City of Sonnenberg partOf Holy Roman Empire
Free Imperial City of Biedenkopf partOf Holy Roman Empire
Free Imperial City of Lahnstein partOf Holy Roman Empire
Free Imperial City of Weilburg partOf Holy Roman Empire
Catholic League of German Princes country Holy Roman Empire
Swedish Bremen-Verden locatedIn Holy Roman Empire
War of the Brabantian Succession (as antecedent context) locatedIn Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: War of the Brabantian Succession
Barnim IV, Duke of Pomerania country Holy Roman Empire
Nassau-Dietz country Holy Roman Empire
Bibliotheca Palatina country Holy Roman Empire
Adelheit von Veltheim countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Adelheit von Veltheim locatedIn Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: Veltheim family
Agnes of Waiblingen countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Imperial election of 1138 country Holy Roman Empire
Otto II, Count of Habsburg countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
medieval Vicenza partOf Holy Roman Empire
John partOf Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: John III, Duke of Brabant
William IV, Duke of Bavaria partOf Holy Roman Empire
Duke of Pomerania partOf Holy Roman Empire
Court Theatre in Bonn country Holy Roman Empire
Richeza of Lotharingia countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Johannes Althusius countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Ottheinrich countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Heilwig of Dabo country Holy Roman Empire
Count of Egisheim country Holy Roman Empire
Count of Dagsburg country Holy Roman Empire