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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Generate an image of the Holy Roman Emperor (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 ⓘ
Habsburg dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of Habsburg

Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of Habsburg

Hohenstaufen dynasty ⓘ
Luxembourg dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of Luxembourg

Ottonian dynasty ⓘ
Salian dynasty ⓘ
coatOfArms black double-headed eagle on gold field ⓘ
confirmedBy Pope ⓘ
country Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
dissolvedOrAbolished 1806 ⓘ
electedBy 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 Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ
linked to: 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 II ⓘ
legalBasis Golden Bull of 1356 ⓘ
officeType hereditary monarchy with elective elements ⓘ
partOf Holy Roman imperial constitution ⓘ
positionHeldBy Charlemagne ⓘ
Charles IV ⓘ
Charles V ⓘ
Ferdinand II ⓘ
Francis II ⓘ
Frederick I Barbarossa ⓘ
Frederick II ⓘ
Leopold I ⓘ
Maximilian I ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Imperial orb ⓘ
linked to: Sovereign's Orb

Imperial sword ⓘ
linked to: Sword of State

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Referenced by (654)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peace of Westphalia → limitedPowerOf → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Duchy of Savoy → vassalOf → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria → soughtTitle → King of the Romans ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Emperor
Charles I of Spain → positionHeld → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
King of Italy → titleLinkedTo → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire → headOfStateTitle → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire → firstRulerTitle → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire → lastRulerTitle → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
House of Habsburg → heldTitle → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
House of Habsburg → heldTitle → King of the Romans ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Emperor
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor → title → King of the Romans ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Emperor
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor → title → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
College of Electors → electsTitle → King of the Romans ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Emperor
College of Electors → electsTitle → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Investiture Controversy → conflictBetween → Holy Roman Emperors ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Emperor
Imperial Army → usedBy → Holy Roman Emperors ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Emperor
Prince of Mindelheim → grantedBy → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor → positionHeld → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor → nobleTitle → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor → nobleTitle → King of the Romans ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor → title → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor → title → King of Germany ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Emperor
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor → nobleTitle → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor → nobleTitle → King of the Romans ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Emperor
King of Naples → associatedTitle → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor → nobleTitle → King of the Romans ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Emperor
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor → nobleTitle → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Imperial Diet → participant → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Grand Duke of Tuscany → recognizedBy → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Emperor Maximilian I → title → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Emperor Maximilian I → title → King of the Romans ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Emperor
Francis I of Austria → positionHeld → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Imperial Crypt, Vienna → containsTombsOf → Holy Roman Emperors ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Emperor
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor → title → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor → title → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Prince of Mindelheim → sovereignAuthority → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Lutsk Conference of 1429 → participant → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Duchy of Milan → suzerain → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Archduke of Austria → grantedBy → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor → positionHeld → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Roman emperors → succeededBy → Holy Roman Emperors ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Emperor
County of Nassau-Hadamar → feudalLord → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Salian dynasty → positionHeld → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Iron Crown of Lombardy → usedBy → Holy Roman Emperors ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Emperor
Rex Italiae → usedBy → Holy Roman Emperors ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Emperor
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor → positionHeld → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Isabella of Portugal → spouseTitle → Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ