HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE

By nicolas espinosa monroy
  • 800

    the first monarch

    the first monarch
    The first monarch to be named such was the Frankish King Charlemagne, crowned in Rome at Christmas in the year 800.
  • 800

    how the frank emperor won his position

    how the frank emperor won his position
    Charlemagne's coronation as emperor of the Romans in 800 set the example for subsequent kings, and it was Charlemagne's action in defending the pope against the rebellion of the people of Rome that began the notion of the emperor as protector of the Romans. church
  • 843

    the progress

    the progress
    Many historians consider that the establishment of the Empire was a gradual process, beginning with the fragmentation of the Frankish kingdom in the Treaty of Verdun in 843
  • 911

    the death for de emperors

    the death for de emperors
    After the death of Louis IV in 911, the leaders of Germany, Bavaria, France and Saxony still chose a nobleman of Frankish stock as his successor.
  • 962

    formation of the empire

    formation of the empire
    The Empire was formed in 962 under the Saxon dynasty from former East Francia
  • 962

    Birth of the Empire

    Birth of the Empire
    His subsequent coronation as Emperor Otto I in 962 marks an important step, since then it became the Roman Empire.
  • 962

    foundation of the holy roman empire

    foundation of the holy roman empire
    the year 962 is generally accepted as the year of the founding of the Holy Roman Empire
  • 1000

    Hungarians

    Hungarians
    On the other hand, the Hungarians settled down and began to establish diplomatic ties, eventually Christianizing and becoming a papal-blessed kingdom in the year 1000.
  • 1024

    Descendants

    Descendants
    This situation changed after the death of Henry II the Saint in 1024 without having left descendants. Conrad II, initiator of the Salian dynasty, was elected king only after successive debates
  • 1076

    the pope

    the pope
    The pope excommunicated the emperor in a synod of bishops and priests that he convened in Rome
  • 1128

    Hohenstaufen

    Hohenstaufen
    Conrad III of Germany came to the throne in 1138 and started a new dynasty, the Hohenstaufen. With it, the Empire entered a period of apogee under

  • Disappeared the holy roman empire

    Disappeared the holy roman empire
    The Holy Roman Empire disappeared on August 6, 1806 when Francis II renounced the imperial crown to remain solely as Austrian emperor, due to the defeats suffered at the hands of Napoleon Bonaparte.