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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
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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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was a physician from the Holy Roman Empire

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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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was a physician and polymath in the Holy Roman Empire

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a medical doctor and a collector from the Holy Roman Empire

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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)
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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.

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