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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Duchy of Burgundy vassalOf Holy Roman Emperor
Habsburg emperors usedTitle Holy Roman Emperor
Bishopric of Cambrai subordinateTo Holy Roman Emperor
Electorate of Saxony electoralVoteFor Holy Roman Emperor
Billung dynasty allegiance Holy Roman Emperor
Count of Nassau-Siegen allegiance Holy Roman Emperor
Count of Nassau-Siegen hasFeudalOverlord Holy Roman Emperor
Duchy of Arenberg nobleRankGrantedBy Holy Roman Emperor
Duchy of Arenberg allegiance Holy Roman Emperor
County of Lippe allegiance Holy Roman Emperor
Imperial Crypt burialPlaceOf Holy Roman Emperor
this entity surface form: Holy Roman Emperors
Kayser-i Rûm contestedBy Holy Roman Emperor
this entity surface form: Holy Roman Emperors
Constance of Sicily spouseTitle Holy Roman Emperor
Treaty of Zsitvatorok recognizedAsEqualRank Holy Roman Emperor
Emperor Joseph II in Amadeus title Holy Roman Emperor
Nymphenburg Alliance supportedTitleClaim Holy Roman Emperor
Kingdom of Germany typicalRuler Holy Roman Emperor
Principality of Göttingen sovereign Holy Roman Emperor
House of Limburg Stirum associatedWith Holy Roman Emperor
County of Zutphen feudalOverlord Holy Roman Emperor
Prince of the Holy Roman Empire rankedBelow Holy Roman Emperor
Catholic Church hierarchy in the Holy Roman Empire hadConflictWith Holy Roman Emperor
this entity surface form: Holy Roman Emperors
Duke of Guelders feudalSuperior Holy Roman Emperor
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor positionHeld Holy Roman Emperor
Mary, Queen of Hungary spousePosition Holy Roman Emperor
Lordship of Piombino vassalOf Holy Roman Emperor
Duke of Jülich-Berg feudalSuperior Holy Roman Emperor
Duchy of Westphalia militaryObligationTo Holy Roman Emperor
Charles Albert of Bavaria positionHeld Holy Roman Emperor
Capuchin Church, Vienna hasBurialsOf Holy Roman Emperor
this entity surface form: Holy Roman Emperors
Claudia Felicitas of Austria spouseTitle Holy Roman Emperor
Margaret of Sicily fatherOccupation Holy Roman Emperor
Bishopric of Utrecht overlord Holy Roman Emperor
Joseph Benedikt August Johann Anton Michael Adam positionHeld Holy Roman Emperor
subject surface form: Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Joseph Benedikt August Johann Anton Michael Adam coronation Holy Roman Emperor
subject surface form: Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
King of the Romans isDistinctFrom Holy Roman Emperor
King of the Romans hasSuccessorOffice Holy Roman Emperor
King of the Romans relatedConcept Holy Roman Emperor
this entity surface form: King of Germany
King of the Romans relatedConcept Holy Roman Emperor
this entity surface form: Roman-German King
Francis of Lorraine positionHeld Holy Roman Emperor
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor title Holy Roman Emperor
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor title Holy Roman Emperor
this entity surface form: King of Germany