The Holy Roman Empire was finally dissolved when Holy Roman Emperor Francis II abdicated, or renounced his throne. It can also be credited to Napoléon, who defeated the HRE in battle which led to Francis abdicating.
Voltaire said the Holy Roman Empire was not 'Holy, Roman, or an Empire.'
The Holy Roman Empire followed the Byzantine Empire.
A new monarch was crowned. The Holy Roman Empire was large during the middle ages! Which was dissolved in 1804 during the War of the Third Coalition by Napoleon in the Battle of Austerlitz.
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it united its territories under a central goverment
If Holy Empire you mean Holy Roman Empire. It was dissolved in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars. After the defeat of the Third Coalition in the Battle of Austerlitz.
Voltaire said the Holy Roman Empire was not 'Holy, Roman, or an Empire.'
well, the first Holy Roman Emperor (Otto I) was crowned in 962AD, and the last (Francis II) abdicated and dissolved the Empire in 1806. That is, 844 years
the holy roman empire was not holy, roman or an empire - Voltaire
Germany was part of the Holy Roman Empire. But was not the Holy Roman Empire.
Although by the time the Holy Roman Empire was officially dissolved it had already been facing centuries of decay and could hardly be called an empire, its final destruction is usually attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte who dissolved it during his invasions and replaced it with his own German Confederation.
The Holy Roman Empire was dissolved by Napoleon, and became just a large number of small countries. In the years after the Napoleonic Wars ended, these countries came together in a confederacy called the Zollverein, or German Customs Union. This might be the best organization to call the replacement of the Holy Roman Empire.
Not anymore. But The Holy Roman Empire was made of what is now: Poland, Switzerland, Austria, parts of France, Germany and Italy and lasted from 962 AD to 1806 AD, when it was dissolved by Napoleon I
Holy Roman Empire was created in 962.
The holy Roman empire ruled the Romans.
One possibility would be the formation of the Holy Roman Empire (which was unfortunately neither Holy, Roman, nor an Empire).
The Holy Roman Empire existed from 962 A.D., and dissolved when Emperor Francis II abdicated the throne after being conquered by Emperor Napoleon I of France in 1806.