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Holy Roman Empire

Period: 962-1806

A union of hundreds of principalities, ecclesiastical states and free cities in Central Europe under an elected emperor. The emperor had little direct power: the members governed their own lands and struck their own coins. Napoleon brought it to an end in 1806.

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Detailed map of the Holy Roman Empire in 1789 with its many principalities, bishoprics and imperial cities
ziegelbrenner · CC BY 2.5

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