Holy Roman Empire

[CyrilVladisla]

On December 25, 800 Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne Holy Roman Emperor.
On December 25, 1046 Pope Clement VI crowned Henry III as Holy Roman Emperor.

 

[SirGyamfi1]

I wonder what would have happened if Francis II hadn’t disbanded the Holy Roman Empire when Napoleon was invading?

 

[CyrilVladisla]

A number of electors were opposed to the election of Leopold I as Holy Roman Emperor.
The traditional Habsburg claim to the emperorship was challenged by France.

 

[An Ard Ri]

A number of electors were opposed to the election of Leopold I as Holy Roman Emperor.
The traditional Habsburg claim to the emperorship was challenged by France.

And in the end he was the second longest-ruling Holy Roman Emperor with a reign of over 46 Years.
18 July 1658 – 5 May 1705

His reign saw the major gains against the Ottomans in Europe.

 

[Blog Real]

List monarchs of Holy Roman Emperors/ King of the Romans

The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans during the Middle Ages, and also known as the German-Roman Emperor since the early modern period, was the ruler and head of state of the Holy Roman Empire. The title was held in conjunction with the title of king of Italy (Rex Italiae) from the 8th to the 16th century, and, almost without interruption, with the title of king of Germany (Rex Teutonicorum, lit. “King of the Teutons”) throughout the 12th to 18th centuries.

King of the Romans (Latin: Rex Romanorum; German: König der Römer) was the title used by the king of Germany following his election by the princes from the reign of Henry II (1002–1024) onward.

The title originally referred to any German king between his election until his being crowned Emperor by the Pope.

1. Charlemagne (Charles I) (800-814) m. 1.Desiderata 2.Hildegard of Vinzgouw 3.Fastrada 4.Luitgard
2. Louis the Pious (813-840) m. 1.Ermengarde of Hesbaye 2.Judith of Bavaria
3. Lothair I (823-855) m. Ermengarde of Tours
4. Louis II (855-875) m. Engelberga
5. Charles II, the Bald (875-877) m. 1.Ermentrude of Orleans 2.Richilde of Provence
6. Charles III, the Fat (881-888) m. Richardis of Swabia
7. Guy III of Spoleto (891-894) m. Ageltrude
8. Lambert (891-898)
9. Arnulph (896-899) m. 1.Ota 2.Oda of West Francia 3.Vinburge
10. Louis III, the Blind (901-905) m. 1.Anna of Constantinople 2.Adelaide
11. Berengar I (915-924) m. 1.Bertila of Spoleto 2. Anna of Provence
12. Otto I (936-973) m. 1.Eadgyth of England 2.Adelaide of Italy
13. Otto II (973-983) m. Theophanu
14. Otto III (983-1002)
15. Henry II (1002-1024) m. Cunigunde of Luxembourg
16. Conrad II (1024-1039) m. Gisela of Swabia
17. Henry III (1028-1056) m. 1Gunhilda of Denmark 2.Agnes of Poitou
18. Henry IV (1054-1106) m. 1.Bertha of Savoy 2.Eupraxia of Kiev
19. Conrad (III) (Roman King 1087–1098) m. Maximilla (Matilda)
20. Henry V (1099-1125) m. Matilda of England
21. Lothair II (1125-1137) m. Richenza of Northeim
22. Henry Berengar (Roman King 1147-1150)
23. Friedrich I (1155-1190) (Roman King 1152) m. 1.Adelheid of Vohburg 2.Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy
24. Heinrich VI (1191-1197) (Roman King 1169; King of Sicily 1194) m. Constance I of Sicily
25. Philipp (1198-1208) (Duke of Swabia; Roman King) m. Irene Angelina
26. Otto IV (1209 -1218) (Roman King 1198) m. 1.Beatrice of Hohenstaufen 2.Maria of Brabant
27. Friedrich II (1220-1250) (King of Sicily 1197; Roman King 1212) m. 1.Constance of Aragon 2.Isabella II of Jerusalem 3.Isabella of England
28. Henry (VII) (Roman King 1220–1235) m. Margaret of Austria
29. Conrad IV (1237-1254) (Roman King; King of Sicily 1250) m. Elisabeth of Bavaria
30. Wilhelm (1254-1256) (Count of Holland; Roman King) m. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg
31. Richard (1256-1272) (Earl of Cornwall; Roman King) m. 1.Isabel Marshal 2.Sanchia of Provence ​3.Beatrice of Falkenburg
32. Rudolf I (1273-1291) (Count of Hapsburg 1240; Roman King) m. 1.Gertrude of Hohenberg 2.Isabella of Burgundy
33. Adolf (1292-1298) (Count of Nassau 1276; Roman King) m. Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg
34. Albrecht I (1298-1308) (Duke of Austria 1282; Roman King) m. Elizabeth of Carinthia
35. Heinrich VII (1308-1313) (Count of Luxemburg 1288) m. Margaret of Brabant
36. Friedrich (III) (1314-1330) (Duke of Austria 1308; Roman King) m. Isabella of Aragon
37. Ludwig IV (1314-1347) (Duke of Bavaria) m. 1.Beatrix of Świdnica 2.Margaret II, Countess of Holland
38. Karl IV (1355-1378) (Roman King & King of Bohemia 1346) m. 1.Blanche of Valois 2.Anne of Bavaria 3.Anna von Schweidnitz 4.Elizabeth of Pomerania
39. Wenzel (IV) (1376-1400) (Roman King; King of Bohemia 1378) m. 1.Joanna of Bavaria 2.Sophia of Bavaria
40. Rupert (Roman King 1400-1410) m. Elisabeth of Hohenzollern
41. Jobst of Moravia (Roman King 1410-1411) m. 1.Elisabeth of Opole 2.Agnes of Opole
42. Sigismund (1433-1437) (King of Hungary 1387; Roman King 1411; King of Bohemia 1419) m. 1.Mary, Queen of Hungary 2.Barbara of Celje
43. Albrecht II (1438-1439) (King of Bohemia & Hungary 1437; Roman King) m. Elizabeth of Luxembourg
44. Friedrich III (1440-1493) (Archduke of Austria 1458) m. Eleanor of Portugal
45. Maximilian I (1493-1519) (Roman King 1486) m. 1.Mary, Duchess of Burgundy 2.Anne, Duchess of Brittany 3.Bianca Maria Sforza
46. Karl V (1519-1556) (King {as Carlos I} of Spain 1516; Roman King 1519) m. Isabella of Portugal
47. Ferdinand I (1556-1564) (King of Bohemia & Hungary 1526) m. Anne of Bohemia and Hungary
48. Maximilian II (1564-1576) m. Maria of Austria
49. Rudolf II (1576-1612)
50. Matthias (1612-1619) (King of Hungary 1608; King of Bohemia 1611) m. Anna of Tyrol
51. Ferdinand II (1619-1637) m. 1.Maria Anna of Bavaria 2.Eleonora Gonzaga
52. Ferdinand III (1637-1657) m. 1.Maria Anna of Austria 2.Maria Leopoldine of Austria 3.Eleonora Gonzaga
53. Ferdinand IV (1653-1654) (King of Bohemia 1646; Roman King)
54. Leopold I (1657-1705) m. 1.Margaret Theresa of Austria 2.Claudia Felicitas of Austria 3.Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg
55. Joseph I (1705-1711) (King of Bohemia 1690) m. Wilhelmine Amalie of Brunswick
56. Karl VI (1711-1740) m. Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick
57. Karl VII (1742-1745) (Elector of Bavaria 1726) m. Maria Amalia of Austria
58. Maria Theresa (1745-1780) (Queen of Bohemia & Hungary) m. Francis III Stephen, Duke of Lorraine
59. Franz I (1745-1765) (Duke of Lorraine 1729) m. Maria Theresa of Austria
60. Joseph II (1765-1790) m. 1.Princess Isabella of Parma 2.Maria Josepha of Bavaria
61. Leopold II (1790-1792) (Grand Duke of Tuscany 1765) m. Maria Luisa of Spain
62. Franz II/I (1792-1806) (Emperor of Austria 1804; abdicated as Holy Roman Emperor 1806) m. 1.Elisabeth of Württemberg 2.Maria Teresa of Naples and Sicily 3.Maria Ludovika Beatrix of Modena 4.Caroline Augusta of Bavaria

 

[CyrilVladisla]

It is interesting to note that Ferdinand IV had a coronation in Ratisbon in 1653 but did not live to succeed his father.

 

[An Ard Ri]

It is interesting to note that Ferdinand IV had a coronation in Ratisbon in 1653 but did not live to succeed his father.

Ferdinand was crowned King of the Romans as the Imperial heir and not Holy Roman Emperor.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

In 1508 Maximilian I took the title Elected Holy Roman Emperor. He had the assent of Pope Julius II. This was suppose to end the custom that the Holy Roman Emperor had to be crowned by the Pope.

 

[An Ard Ri]

In 1508 Maximilian I took the title Elected Holy Roman Emperor. He had the assent of Pope Julius II. This was suppose to end the custom that the Holy Roman Emperor had to be crowned by the Pope.

Prior to that Maximilian had been elected King of the Romans in 1486 and he set about retaking Austrian lands which were occupied by Hungary.
He was also Archduke of Austria ,Duke of Burgundy and Lord of the Netherlands.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Meeting of King Louis VII of France and Holy Roman Emperor Conrad III during the Second Crusade, 1147-1149
http://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/M176794

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Holy Roman Emperor Henry V reigned from 1111 to 1125. The Concordat of Worms allowed him to oversee bishop elections. However, Henry could not appoint the bishops.