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Jun 20, 2024 · The Holy Roman Empire was the varying complex of lands in western and central Europe ruled over first by Frankish and then by German kings for 10 centuries (800–1806). Learn more about the origins, history, and significance of the Holy Roman Empire in this article.
- Origins, Sources, Ideas
It is the world of the Byzantine (or Eastern) Empire, of...
- Charlemagne, Coronation, Empire
Holy Roman Empire - Charlemagne, Coronation, Empire: By...
- Charlemagne's Successors
Holy Roman Empire - Charlemagne's Successors: Louis I the...
- Origins, Sources, Ideas
Jun 20, 2024 · It is the world of the Byzantine (or Eastern) Empire, of which the pope was a subject, confirmed in his bishopric like other bishops by the Byzantine emperor. By the 8th century, however, the imperial position in Italy, centred in the Exarchate of Ravenna, was crumbling.
3 days ago · The Holy Roman Empire was established in 800 when Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as Roman emperor. The Russian Tsardom , as inheritor of the Byzantine Empire's Orthodox Christian tradition, counted itself the Third Rome (Constantinople having been the second), in accordance with the concept of translatio imperii . [524]
2 days ago · Constantine I [g] (27 February c. 272 – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity.
Jun 17, 2024 · Not an Empire: The Holy Roman Empire was a decentralized and fragmented collection of semi-independent states, duchies, principalities, and free cities. Unlike a centralized empire with strong central authority, it operated more like a loose confederation.
Jun 20, 2024 · Holy Roman Empire - Papacy, Charlemagne, Germanic: From the middle of the 11th century the situation began to change. One cause was the rapid progress of European economic recovery, which brought shifts of power detrimental to Germany. More immediately important was the revival of the papacy, which the emperors had done so much to ...
3 days ago · Charlemagne [b] ( / ˈʃɑːrləmeɪn, ˌʃɑːrləˈmeɪn / SHAR-lə-mayn, -MAYN; 2 April 748 [a] – 28 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire from 800, holding these titles until his death in 814.
