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.

County of Geneva partOf Holy Roman Empire
Charles VII countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Count of Gorizia partOf Holy Roman Empire
Siege of Siena (1554–1555) belligerent Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Renty belligerent Holy Roman Empire
Spanish conquest of Siena belligerent Holy Roman Empire
War of the Holy League belligerent Holy Roman Empire
Imperial City of Weil der Stadt country Holy Roman Empire
Imperial City of Weil der Stadt partOf Holy Roman Empire
Imperial City of Buchhorn partOf Holy Roman Empire
Imperial City of Buchhorn country Holy Roman Empire
John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp partOf Holy Roman Empire
Principality of Anhalt-Köthen country Holy Roman Empire
Nassau-Vianden country Holy Roman Empire
Saint Otto of Bamberg countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Nassau-Katzenelnbogen country Holy Roman Empire
Nassau-Katzenelnbogen locatedIn Holy Roman Empire
Nassau-Katzenelnbogen partOf Holy Roman Empire
Nassau-Dillenburg country Holy Roman Empire
Nassau-Dillenburg locatedIn Holy Roman Empire
Philip countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: Philip Christoph von Königsmarck
Duchy of Saxony-Zeitz country Holy Roman Empire
Ferdinand of Hungary countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Nassau-Weilnau country Holy Roman Empire
Nassau-Weilnau locatedIn Holy Roman Empire
Theologische Bedenken countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
Pious Desires countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
Glauchasche Anstalten country Holy Roman Empire
Prince of Nassau-Usingen partOf Holy Roman Empire
Selz Abbey partOf Holy Roman Empire
Hohenzollern-Hechingen country Holy Roman Empire
Katharina Karg countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Monte Porzio belligerent Holy Roman Empire
Burgomaster of Lübeck country Holy Roman Empire
Schwabenkrieg belligerent Holy Roman Empire
Nassau-Weilburg-Sonnenberg country Holy Roman Empire
Nassau-Weilburg-Sonnenberg partOf Holy Roman Empire
Nassau-Weilburg-Sonnenberg locatedIn Holy Roman Empire
Ernestine line country Holy Roman Empire
Adolf VIII of Berg countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg partOf Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Frastanz country Holy Roman Empire