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.


Statements (71)
Predicate Object
instanceOf elective monarchy
head of state
monarchical title
sovereign
appliesToJurisdiction Central Europe
associatedDynasty Carolingian dynasty
Habsburg dynasty
Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty
Hohenstaufen dynasty
Luxembourg dynasty
Ottonian dynasty
Salian dynasty
coatOfArms black double-headed eagle on gold field
confirmedBy Pope
country Holy Roman Empire
dissolvedOrAbolished 1806
electedBy 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 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 II
legalBasis Golden Bull of 1356
officeType hereditary monarchy with elective elements
partOf Holy Roman imperial constitution
positionHeldBy Charlemagne
Charles IV
Charles V
Ferdinand II
Francis II
Frederick I Barbarossa
Frederick II
Leopold I
Maximilian I
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
Imperial orb
Imperial sword

Referenced by (106)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Charlemagne ("Emperor of the Romans")
Charles I of Spain
Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles of Luxembourg
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
Francis I of Austria
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
Salian dynasty
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
positionHeld
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor ("King of the Romans")
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor ("King of Germany")
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Emperor Maximilian I
Emperor Maximilian I ("King of the Romans")
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick I Barbarossa
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Louis the Pious ("Emperor of the Carolingian Empire")
title
Arch-chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire
Arch-treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire
Archchancellor of Germany
Bishopric of Cambrai
Margrave of Moravia
Prince-elector of Cologne
Prince-elector of Trier ("Holy Roman Emperor in temporal matters")
Reichshofrat
subordinateTo
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor ("King of the Romans")
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor ("King of the Romans")
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor ("King of the Romans")
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
nobleTitle
Imperial Army ("Holy Roman Emperors")
Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire
Iron Crown of Lombardy ("Holy Roman Emperors")
Renovatio imperii Romanorum ("Holy Roman Emperors")
Rex Italiae ("Holy Roman Emperors")
usedBy
Duchy of Burgundy
Duchy of Savoy
Prince of Waldeck
vassalOf
Governor-General of the Habsburg Netherlands
Imperial Mathematician
appointedBy
Bohemian Crown Jewels ("Holy Roman Emperors")
His Imperial Majesty
associatedWith
Archbishop of Cologne
Electorate of Saxony
electoralVoteFor
College of Electors ("King of the Romans")
College of Electors
electsTitle
Archduke of Austria
Prince of Mindelheim
grantedBy
House of Habsburg
House of Habsburg ("King of the Romans")
heldTitle
Imperial Diet
Lutsk Conference of 1429
participant
Grand Duke of Tuscany
King of Sicily
recognizedBy
Blanche of Valois
Isabella of Portugal
spouseTitle
Billung dynasty
allegiance
King of Naples
associatedTitle
Concordat of Worms
between
Alfonso X of Castile
candidateFor
Imperial Army (Holy Roman Empire)
commandedBy
imperial coronation of Charlemagne in 800 ("Emperor of the Romans")
conferredTitle
Investiture Controversy ("Holy Roman Emperors")
conflictBetween
Imperial Crypt, Vienna ("Holy Roman Emperors")
containsTombsOf
Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
coronationAs
Charles of Luxembourg
crownedAs
Anne of Bohemia
fatherOccupation
County of Nassau-Hadamar
feudalLord
Holy Roman Empire
firstRulerTitle
Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn
hadMilitaryObligationsTo
Arch-marshal of the Holy Roman Empire
hasHigherRank
Second Schmalkaldic War
hasMainBelligerent
Hohenstaufen dynasty
hasMainTitle
House of Luxembourg
hasTitle
Holy Roman Empire
headOfStateTitle
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
lastHolderOfTitle
Holy Roman Empire
lastRulerTitle
Peace of Westphalia
limitedPowerOf
Duke of Milan
officeCreatedBy
Lordship of Utrecht
overlord
Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire
owedAllegianceTo
Emperor of Austria
predecessor
Prince-elector
relatedTo
Arch-cupbearer of the Holy Roman Empire
seatOfPower
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria ("King of the Romans")
soughtTitle
Prince of Mindelheim
sovereignAuthority
Anna of Bavaria
spouseTitleDuringMarriage
Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire
subjectTo
Roman emperors ("Holy Roman Emperors")
succeededBy
Reichskammergericht
supervisedBy
Duchy of Milan
suzerain
King of Bohemia
titleHeldBy
King of Italy
titleLinkedTo
Habsburg emperors
usedTitle
His Imperial Majesty
usedWithTitle
Christian ("Holy Roman Emperors")
wasBorneBy
Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück
wasSubjectTo

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