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.

William I, Duke of Jülich partOf Holy Roman Empire
Bodfeld locatedIn Holy Roman Empire
Princes of Lippe country Holy Roman Empire
Reginald I, Count of Guelders partOf Holy Roman Empire
Veit Bach countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Tschirnhaus countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Imperial Knights country Holy Roman Empire
Archbishop-Elector Richard von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads of Trier countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: Richard von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads
Siege of Trier (1522) country Holy Roman Empire
Siege of Landstuhl (1523) country Holy Roman Empire
Reichssteuer Gemeiner Pfennig country Holy Roman Empire
Aulic Council country Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Steinkirk belligerent Holy Roman Empire
Reginald II, Duke of Guelders partOf Holy Roman Empire
Imperial Sword country Holy Roman Empire
Battle of Cremona (1702) belligerent Holy Roman Empire
Il trionfo della fedeltà countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
small principality of Nassau-Weilburg country Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: Nassau-Weilburg
small principality of Nassau-Weilburg partOf Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: Nassau-Weilburg
Otto I, Count of Guelders partOf Holy Roman Empire
Sickingen's War country Holy Roman Empire
Hamburg National Theatre country Holy Roman Empire
House of Mansfeld country Holy Roman Empire
Elector Palatine Louis V partOf Holy Roman Empire
Elisabeth von Meseritz countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Matilda of Brandenburg countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Cranach altarpiece countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
Gisela Agnes of Rath countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Catherine the Great’s father Christian August of Anhalt-Zerbst countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: Christian August of Anhalt-Zerbst
Emanuel Schikaneder countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
Three Ladies countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
Johann André countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
von Sickingen countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
von Sickingen countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: Franz von Sickingen
House of Sickingen country Holy Roman Empire
House of Sickingen country Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form: Franz von Sickingen
Siege of Mons (1691) belligerent Holy Roman Empire