A king of Spain and archduke of Austria, Charles V ruled over the Holy Roman Empire for nearly 40 years ... a scholar and member of the royal court of Saxony known for his support of the ...

In his war with Saxony, he committed atrocities against ... that title would evolve into Leader of the Holy Roman Empire, which did not exist during Charlemagne's time. Once crowned, Charlemagne ...

Between 1618 and 1648, central Europe, and the Holy Roman Empire in particular ... Ferdinand received aid from both Catholic and Protestant German powers like Bavaria and Saxony, as well as from his ...

Though Charlemagne gained no substantial territory, the coronation created a confederation that would last for a thousand years—the Holy Roman Empire. Many historians credit Charlemagne with ...

Christian history begins with the life and death of Jesus Christ and continues with the formation of the early Christian church, Emperor Constantine's Holy Roman Empire and the great schism into ...

For answers we should look back in time to when Germany was part of the Holy Roman Empire. The empire scarcely seems worthy of discussion today. If it has any resonance at all, it is usually ...

Christian history begins with the life and death of Jesus Christ and continues with the formation of the early Christian church, Emperor Constantine's Holy Roman Empire and the great schism into ...