Holy Roman Empire

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The Holy Roman Empire was a collection of medieval states in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period. Although the first Holy Roman Emperor was considered to be Charlemagne, crowned on 25 December 800, the continuous line of emperors began only with Otto the Great. The last was Francis II, who abdicated and dissolved the Empire in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars.

The Empire's territorial extent varied over its history, but at its peak it encompassed the territories of present-day Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Belgium, and the Netherlands as well as large parts of modern Poland, France and Italy. For much of its history the Empire consisted of hundreds of smaller kingdoms, principalities, duchies, counties, Free Imperial Cities, and other domains.