Holy Roman Emperor

Definitions

1. An emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
   historical
2. Alternative letter-case form of Holy Roman Emperor.
   alt-of

Examples

“It [Luxembourg] produced three Holy Roman emperors, several kings of Bohemia and a fair share⟳ of archbishops. Perhaps Luxembourg’s most lasting impression on the empire was the Golden Bull of 1365,^([sic]) a decree that would determine⟳ how Holy Roman emperors would be elected for over four centuries, until the empire’s dissolution in 1806.”

“The Holy Roman emperor Charlemagne once ruled a swath of western Europe from Aachen.”

“Charles – the Holy Roman emperor and king of Spain – was one of the most powerful men of the 16th century, presiding over a vast empire that took in much of western Europe and the Americas during a reign of more than 40 years. […] This article was amended on 25 November 2022 to clarify⟳ that Charles V was the Holy Roman emperor. A previous version described him as the “Roman emperor”.”

“Neither the Allies nor the Axis felt the need⟳ to destroy⟳ the city during World War II. Prague held on to its shimmering rooftops and medieval bridges built by Holy Roman emperors.”

“When this nation [the United States] was founded, there was a holy Roman emperor; Venice was a Republic, France was ruled by a king, China by an emperor, Japan by a shogun, Russia by a czar.”

“Their host⟳ was Helmut Kohl, who took them to his home town of Oggersheim, and to lunch at his favourite bistro and to the cathedral at Speyer, where the first holy Roman emperors - the first pan-Europeans - were buried.”

“Europe’s financial hub is far more rewarding than you might imagine⟳. It has a traditionally restored old town [Frankfurt], complete⟳ with the chance to ascend the tower of St Bartholomew’s (location for medieval coronations of holy Roman emperors), though with some questionable 1960s embellishments.”

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