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The Holy Roman Empire, [f] also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. [16] It developed in the Early Middle Ages and lasted for approximately a thousand years until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars .
The war can be seen as a continuation of the religious conflict initiated by the 16th-century Reformation within the Holy Roman Empire. The 1555 Peace of Augsburg attempted to resolve this by dividing the Empire into Catholic and Lutheran states, but over the next 50 years the expansion of Protestantism beyond these boundaries destabilised the ...
The precise extent of either empire at its greatest territorial expansion is a matter of debate among scholars. Several empires in human history have been contenders for the largest of all time, depending on definition and mode of measurement.
German–Danish War of 974: Holy Roman Empire Norwegian Rebels: Kingdom of Denmark Kingdom of Norway: Victory: Otto II: Franco-German War of 978-980: Holy Roman Empire: West Francia: Status quo ante bellum: Otto II: Otto II's raid on Poland: Holy Roman Empire: Civitas Schinesghe: Defeat: Otto II: Slavic revolt of 983: Holy Roman Empire: Wends ...
The Thirty Years' War (1618–1648), affecting the Holy Roman Empire including the Habsburg monarchy and Bohemia and Moravia, France, Denmark-Norway and Sweden [1] [19] Bohemian Revolt (1618–1620) between the Protestant nobility of the Bohemian Crown and their Catholic Habsburg king. This revolt started the Thirty Years' War, causing ...
Usage on nl.wikipedia.org Heilige Roomse Rijk; Usage on sd.wikipedia.org پوتر رومي سلطنت; Usage on simple.wikipedia.org Holy Roman Empire; Usage on sq.wikipedia.org Perandoria e Shenjtë Romake; Usage on tl.wikipedia.org Banal na Imperyong Romano; Usage on tr.wikipedia.org Kutsal Roma İmparatorluğu; Usage on zh-classical ...
Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I (1640–1705), artist unknown. On 30 September 1681, French troops also seized Strasbourg and its outpost, Kehl, on the right bank of the Rhine, a bridge that Holy Roman Empire ("imperial") troops had regularly exploited during the latter stages of the Dutch War. [19]
Pages in category "Battles involving the Holy Roman Empire" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 216 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .