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Holy Roman Empire

Historical polity, Central and Western Europe (962-1806)

The Holy Roman Empire was a polity comprising and controlling much of Central Europe and Western Europe, headed by the Holy Roman Emperor and characterized by a decentralized political structure. It developed in the Early Middle Ages (beginning in either 800 or 962) and lasted for a millennium until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars. It had no single fixed capital; imperial seats and residences over its history included Aachen, Regensburg, Prague and Vienna among others.

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Population
40,000,000 1
Independence or Founding Year
962 1
Dissolution or End Year
1806 1
Classification
Sovereignty Status
Historical or Dissolved State 1
Holy Roman Empire

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Source Magdalena Heymair (Wikipedia)Life
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Magdalena Heymair was born in Regensburg and raised in the Roman Catholic faith.

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Source Bertram of Metz (Wikipedia)Leadtier 2
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Bertram, born Berthold (died 6 April 1212), was a Saxon nobleman, jurist and prelate of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Source John Müller (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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John Muller (1699 – June 1784) was a mathematician and engineer from the Holy Roman Empire.

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Source Johann Georg Macasius (Wikipedia)Lead sentence [nationality]
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was a physician from the Holy Roman Empire

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Source Johannes Engel (source article)Lead sentence
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from Aichach, near Augsburg, which at that time was a Free Imperial City within the Holy Roman Empire

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Source Joseph Jakob Plenck (Wikipedia)Lead sentence
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was a physician and polymath in the Holy Roman Empire

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Source Michael Bernhard Valentini (source article)Lead sentence [nationality]
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a medical doctor and a collector from the Holy Roman Empire

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Source Anton Maria Schyrleus of Rheita (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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Schyrleus is born in Reutte, Austria

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Source Basilius Besler (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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Besler was born in Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire

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Source Christoph Jacob Trew (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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was a German physician and botanist

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Source Friedrich Hoffmann (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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was a German physician and chemist

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Source Johannes Crato von Krafftheim (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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was a humanist and court physician to three Holy Roman emperors

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Source Johannes Dryander (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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Dryander was born in Wetter, Holy Roman Empire

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Source Maria Margaretha Kirch (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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was a German astronomer

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Source Nicholas Mercator (Wikipedia)Lead, birthplace
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He was born in Eutin, Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck, Holy Roman Empire

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Holy Roman Empire

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Source Reichskammergericht (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
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The Reichskammergericht (German for 'Imperial Chamber Court'; German: [ˈʁaɪçs.kamɐɡəˌʁɪçt] ; Latin: Iudicium imperii) was one of the two highest judicial institutions in the Holy Roman Empire, the other one being the Aulic Council in Vienna.

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Sources
1. Wikidata: Holy Roman Empire
  • Wikidata P1082 (population), preferred/latest rank
  • Wikidata Q12548, class allow-list match (Q3024240 historical country)
Holy Roman Empire (Wikipedia)
Introduction
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The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity comprising and controlling much of Central Europe and Western Europe, headed by the Holy Roman Emperor and characterized by a decentralized political structure. It developed in the Early Middle Ages (beginning in either 800 or 962), and lasted for a millennium until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars.
Free City of Mainz (Wikipedia)
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The Free City of Mainz was a city-state in the Holy Roman Empire
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