You need to clarify what you mean by except for.
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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 !
Otto I's territory was The Holy Roman Empire.
well, the first Holy Roman Emperor (Otto I) was crowned in 962AD, and the last (Francis II) abdicated and dissolved the Empire in 1806. That is, 844 years
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The greatest European powers included Rome, Holy Roman Empire, France, and the Byzantine Empire.