The Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire holy roman empire ABSTRACT “The Holy Roman Empire was neither Holy nor Roman, nor an Empire ” For the historian, Voltaire's famous quip has three aspects: 1) roman 98 For an entire millennium, from 800 to 1806, from its birth with Charlemagne to its death at the hands of Napoleon, the Holy Roman Empire's

roman 98 The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962-1806 in Central Europe The empire's territory was centered on the Kingdom of Germany, and included

holy roman empire In summary, the Holy Roman Empire served as the government over much of Europe for the majority of medieval history The Roman Catholic Church, Empires 1152 Frederick Barbarossa becomes king of Germany and Holy Roman emperor, greatly extending the power of the empire during a long reign Go to