Holy Roman Emperor
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The Holy Roman Emperor was the elected monarch who nominally headed the Holy Roman Empire in Central Europe, presiding over a loose confederation of territories with complex, often contested authority.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elective monarchy
ⓘ
head of state ⓘ monarchical title ⓘ sovereign ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Central Europe ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Carolingian dynasty
ⓘ
House of Habsburg ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg dynasty
House of Habsburg ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty
Hohenstaufen dynasty ⓘ House of Luxembourg ⓘ
surface form:
Luxembourg dynasty
Ottonian dynasty ⓘ Salian dynasty ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | black double-headed eagle on gold field ⓘ |
| confirmedBy | Pope ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrAbolished | 1806 ⓘ |
| electedBy |
Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial electors
Prince-electors ⓘ |
| endTime | 1806 ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Charlemagne ⓘ |
| governs | loose confederation of territories ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Aachen
ⓘ
Frankfurt am Main ⓘ Regensburg ⓘ Vienna ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
complex feudal relationships
ⓘ
often contested authority ⓘ overlordship rather than direct rule ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Bohemia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Bohemia
Kingdom of Germany ⓘ Kingdom of Italy ⓘ duchies of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ prince-bishoprics ⓘ various imperial free cities ⓘ |
| hasLimitation |
dependence on papal coronation in early period
ⓘ
power constrained by Imperial Diet ⓘ power constrained by territorial princes ⓘ |
| hasOfficialResidence | Hofburg Palace, Vienna ⓘ |
| hasPart |
imperial authority
ⓘ
imperial court ⓘ imperial dignity ⓘ |
| hasPower |
calling of Imperial Diet
ⓘ
conduct of imperial foreign policy ⓘ granting of fiefs ⓘ imperial legislation (shared with estates) ⓘ investiture of bishops (contested) ⓘ |
| inception | 800 ⓘ |
| lastHolder |
Francis I of Austria
ⓘ
surface form:
Francis II
|
| legalBasis | Golden Bull of 1356 ⓘ |
| officeType | hereditary monarchy with elective elements ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Roman imperial constitution ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy |
Charlemagne
ⓘ
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
surface form:
Charles IV
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
surface form:
Charles V
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
surface form:
Ferdinand II
Francis I of Austria ⓘ
surface form:
Francis II
Frederick I Barbarossa ⓘ Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
surface form:
Frederick II
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
surface form:
Leopold I
Emperor Maximilian I ⓘ
surface form:
Maximilian I
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
surface form:
Otto I
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | election ⓘ |
| startTime | 800 ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | His Imperial Majesty ⓘ |
| successorTitle | Emperor of Austria ⓘ |
| titleLanguage |
German
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| usesSymbol |
Imperial crown of the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
Sovereign's Orb ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial orb
Sword of State ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial sword
|
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King of the Romans
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