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When was Holy Roman Empire created?
Holy Roman Empire was created in 962.
What is the Holy Empire?
You are probably thinking of the Holy Roman Empire. This empire existed in central Europe during the years 962 to 1806. It lasted almost as long as the original Roman Empire.
How did charlemagne's empire become holy roman empire?
The term Holy Roman Empire was created by Otto I, the King of the Germans who reestablished the empire in 962, 74 years after the fall of the Carolingian Empire. This empire had fallen apart and West Francia, East Francia and Italy became separate kingdoms. Otto defeated the Magyars (Hungarians) ending their incursions into Western Europe. With the prestige that came from this, he established a firm control over fractious Germany. Fights fights between its princes had previously made royal authority weak. Otto then conquered the kingdom of Italy, which reestablished the empire. The Holy Roman Empire did not include West Francia, which remained separate.
What is the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire?
... are you serious? The Papacy is the office of the Pope (the head of the Catholic church) and the Holy Roman Empire was an empire consisting of modern Germany, Flanders, Switzerland, northern Italy and a couple of other small territories. The Holy Roman Empire lasted from 962-1806.
Who is the founder of Germany?
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Is Austria still called the Holy Roman Empire?
Not anymore. But The Holy Roman Empire was made of what is now: Poland, Switzerland, Austria, parts of France, Germany and Italy and lasted from 962 AD to 1806 AD, when it was dissolved by Napoleon I
When did the Medieval Holy Roman Empire exist?
The Holy Roman Empire existed from 962 A.D., and dissolved when Emperor Francis II abdicated the throne after being conquered by Emperor Napoleon I of France in 1806.
Who are the holy roman emperors?
The Holy Roman Emperors where the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire, which was created by Otto I in 962 and ended in 1806. It was centred around Germany and at its greatest extent it included northeastern France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland, Switzerland Austria, Italy and the Czech Republic.
What was special with the year 962?
962 is the year that the Holy Roman Empire was consecrated. Pope John XII crowned Otto I and this signified the formation of the Empire by Papal Lands falling into Papal control. Monarchies supporting the Papacy made their allegiance open and notorious.
What are the other 'Reichs'?
The First Reich: The Holy Roman Empire (800/962 - 1806) The Second Reich: The German Empire (1871 - 1918) The Third Reich: Nazi Germany (1933 - 1945)
What is the difference between the Orthodox Church and the Holy Roman?
The Holy Roman Empire was actually in Germany and was named so by a pope after Charlemagne or Charles the Great conquered most of Europe and became Christan.The Roman Empire, from around 750 BC, began as a kingdom, then a republic, and finally an empire by around 30 BC, encompassing the entire region around the Mediterranean Sea, including as far west as Portugal and north to the British Isles, west surrounding the Black Sea to Armenia and Mesopotamia, to the south encompassed the northern coast of Africa and all of Egypt. Once Roman military conquest had been accomplished, Roman occupation establish the Latin language, legal system, and culture to these lands and was the origin of what is today referred to as "Western Culture".The Holy Roman Empire included Germany and the part of Italy ruled by Germany between 800 AD to around 1800. Charlemagne, King of the Franks (which was the territory formerly known as Gaul, approximately France and Germany of today) traveled to Rome, where Pope Leo III on Christmas day in 800, unexpectedly crowned him Emperor of the Romans. This put Charlemagne in direct competition with the Byzantine emperor in Constantinople. Charlemagne's empire included the Germanic empire and that part of Italy controlled by the Germans. From this point on, there is a constant power struggle between the Pope in Rome and the German empire which eventually leads to the decline in the power of the Catholic Church and the rise of Protestantism.
Why was Otto's I declined the Roman Emperor?
Otto I did not decline the Romanemperor. He was around in the Middle Ages, after the fall of the Roman Empire. Roman emperors had longer existed for 560 years.Otto I was the founder of the Holy RomanEmpireand was the first Holy Roman Emperor. He was crowned emperor in 962 by Pope John XII in Rome.
