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Most of the Holy Roman Emperors were polyglott and i also think German could be the most common mother tongue. Latin was also a must for all of them. About Sigismund, he was born in Bohemia but lived in Hungary since he was a 11. There is i believe no direct source on his languages but most likely he could speak Czech, German, Hungarian and Latin.
This agglomeration which was called and which still calls itself the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. Click to expand... François-Marie Arouet (aka Voltaire ) ; Essai sur l'histoire générale et sur les mœurs et ll'espritdess nations, Chapter 70 (1756).
The German King Otto I was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 962. While I understand King Otto I was popular and politically powerful in Europe at the time, I don't understand why the Emperor slot was given to a Roman leader (from Rome or another nearby city). Can anyone why the Holy Roman Empire...
I'm wondering what were the main royal residences of the Holy Roman emperors between 1200 and 1500 AD, because I can't find much on this topic online. I presume these would have been rather grandiose and powerful castles but it seems not much remains of any of them. Could anyone help me out...
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One of the titles of the Holy Roman Emperor was King of the Romans. As for Empire, the Holy Roman Emperor had influence and benefits from holding the position; but again - HRE was a mosaic of various little states in the middle of Europe, often fighting each other and even the Emperor.
Heirs of Rudolph I, King of the Romans. Part I first this descent from Charlemagne: Charlemagne (747/48-814) King of the Franks and Lombards, Emperor. Emperor Louis I (778-840) King of the Franks. Son. Emperor Charles II "the Bald" (823-877) King of the West Franks. Son. King Louis II "the...
If the Holy Roman Empire is considered to begin with Charlemagne in 800, the most powerful emperor of the Carolingian dynasty was either Charlemeagne or his son Louis I. If the Holy Roman Empire is considerd to begin with Otto I the Geat in 962, Otto I was probably the most powerful empeor of the Liudolfing or Ottonian dynasty.
It's not surprising that, by the 2nd Century, most of the Caesars were not even Romans - if one defines a "Roman" as being an Italian born in Rome or in the traditional Roman territories of Italy. In fact, most of the Emperors after the Julio-Claudians were provincial, or at best non-Roman Italian in origins.
When the eastern Roman empire was conquered by the Turks in 1453, the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III can be considered to have succeeded to all the rights of the eastern Roman empire since he was the only other Roman ruler in the world. So the Holy Roman Empire was as Roman, and thus as holy, as any realm could be in 1751.