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What were the major languages of the Holy Roman Empire?
Most of the people in the Holy Roman Empire spoke german. It's perhaps worth noting that the Holy Roman Empire (Somebody said this) is not holy, roman or an empire !
The region of western Europe called holy roman empire was also called?
The Holy Roman Empire was also called Germany. Strictly speaking the two were not identical, as medieval people used the name Germany to mean places where German was spoken; some of these were not in the Holy Roman Empire and some parts of the Holy Roman Empire were not German speaking.
Who said the Holy Roman Empire was 'not Holy Roman or an Empire'?
Voltaire said the Holy Roman Empire was not 'Holy, Roman, or an Empire.'
How did becoming kings in England and France differ from how it was done in the Holy Roman Empire?
The kings inherited their titles. The Holy Roman Emperor was elected.
How did becoming king in England and France differ from how it was done in the Holy Roman Empire?
The kings inherited their titles. The Holy Roman Emperor was elected.
Did the holy roman empire fall?
The Holy Roman empire fell because Napoleon overran many German states and the Western German states joined his Rhine confederation making the Holy Roman Empire obsolete. Thus emperor Francis II. lay down his imperials crown.
The holy roman empire became this country?
the holy roman empire was not holy, roman or an empire - Voltaire
Is Germany holy Roman empire?
Germany was part of the Holy Roman Empire. But was not the Holy Roman Empire.
Who clashed with and excommunicated the German emperor?
Pope Gregory VII clashed with and excommunicated the German emperor, Henry IV, during the Investiture Controversy in the 11th century. This conflict arose over the appointment of bishops and who had the authority to invest them with their symbols of office.
What war dismantled the Holy Roman Empire?
The Holy Roman Empire was abolished during the Napoleonic Wars, when Emperor Francis II abdicated after being defeated by Napoleon. The Treaty of Pressburg ended the Holy Roman Empire as it forced the Emperor to renounce his title as Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, following which Napoleon created the Confederation of the Rhine, a French vassal state. This was replaced by the German Confederation after the Congress of Vienna, which then became the North German Confederation under Prussian dominance, which then became the German Empire, a single German state under a single monarch.
What are some things in German history?
It used to be part of the Hapsburg's Holy Roman Empire (which was not Holy, Roman, or an Empire) Untill the signing of the Treaty Of Westphalia, where it was divided into Prussia and Barvaria.
Has Germany belonged to an empire?
It was part of (and to a large extent was) the Holy Roman Empire, of which it was sometimes said that it was neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. However, the German states were not under foreign rule.
