Holy Roman Empire

Holy Roman Empire was an empire in Central Europe (Europe) that lasted from 962 to 1806 CE, about 844 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

Otto I's imperial coronation in 962 founded a loose empire of German, Italian and Bohemian lands under an elected emperor. The Reformation wars weakened it, and Francis II dissolved it in 1806.

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Facts

Dates

962 to 1806 CE

Duration

844 years

Type

Empire

Region

Central Europe, Europe

Language family

Germanic

Capital

Aachen, Prague, later Vienna

Came from

• East Francia 843 to 962 CE

Became

• Confederation of the Rhine 1806 to 1813 CE
• Austrian Empire 1804 to 1867 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 988 Baptism of the Rus
• 1054 East-West Schism
• 1066 Norman conquest of England
• 1095 First Crusade proclaimed
• 1204 Crusaders sack Constantinople
• 1215 Magna Carta
• 1240 Mongols sack Kiev
• 1347 Black Death reaches Europe

Neighbours in Europe

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE
• Kievan Rus 882 to 1240 CE
• Habsburg Monarchy 1526 to 1804 CE
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present
• Dutch Republic 1581 to 1795 CE
• Kingdom of France (Bourbon) 1589 to 1792 CE
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East

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