Holy Roman Empire Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
multi-ethnic complex of territories in Western and Central Europe (800/962–1806)
About Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was one of many entities to claim to be the successor of the mightyRoman Empire. While theByzantine Empireremained as a more direct successor in the Eastern Mediterranean, empires such as theRussian Empire, theAustro-Hungarian Empire, theFrench Empireand theGerman Empirealso made the claim of Roman legacy. TheFrankish Empirewas divided in the 10th century, with the eastern, mainly German-speaking part, becoming the Holy Roman Empire. The Holy Roman Emperor lost much of its political influence following theThirty Years War, and since then, the title was mostly held by the Austrian Emperor. As Napoleon allied or conquered many of the Holy Roman lands during theNapoleonic Wars, he was close to claiming the title of Holy Roman Emperor. The title was formally dissolved in
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