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In the 18th century, the Holy Roman Empire consisted of approximately 1,800 such territories, the majority being tiny estates owned by the families of Imperial Knights. [2] This page does not directly contain the list but discusses the format of the various lists and offers some background to understand the complex organisation of the Holy ...
The Holy Roman Empire, [f] also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. [16] It developed in the Early Middle Ages , and lasted for most of the 2nd millennium until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars .
Marble bust of the final Holy Roman Emperor, Francis II, in a style inspired by ancient Roman marble busts. The defining characteristic of the Holy Roman Empire was the idea that the Holy Roman Emperor represented the leading monarch in Europe and that their empire was the one true continuation of the Roman Empire of Antiquity, through proclamation by the popes in Rome.
A map of the Holy Roman Empire within Europe ca. 1789: Image title: ... (details follow). Added Kosovo and Northern Cyprus as disputed territories. Moved major lakes ...
A map of the Imperial Circles as in 1560. Unencircled territories appear in white. When the Imperial Circles (Latin: Circuli imperii; German: Reichskreise) — comprising a regional grouping of territories of the Holy Roman Empire — were created as part of the Imperial Reform at the 1500 Diet of Augsburg, many Imperial territories remained unencircled.
The Holy Roman Empire after the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, with Austrian Habsburg territories in green and Spanish Habsburg territories in yellow. Following the proclamation of Dutch independence (United Netherlands), the Spanish Netherlands were now much reduced in size, but remained on France's eastern frontier along with the Franche-Comté.
Holy Roman Empire: Duchy of Poland: Victory: Otto I: German–Danish War of 974: Holy Roman Empire Norwegian Rebels: Kingdom of Denmark Kingdom of Norway: Victory: Otto II: Franco-German War of 978-980: Holy Roman Empire: West Francia: Status quo ante bellum: Otto II: Otto II's raid on Poland: Holy Roman Empire: Civitas Schinesghe: Defeat: Otto ...
Notes: The "Imperial Circle" column shows to which circle (Reichskreis) the state belonged;the "Imperial Diet" column shows where the state was represented in the Imperial Diet or "Bench" (Reichstag).