Namesakes
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors
Beginning with Charlemagne, who was declared Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III in 800, the imperial title passed through the Frankish kingdom's divisions. From Otto the Great in 962 onward, the Emperor was always the King of Germany, crowned by the pope as ruler of all Christendom. German kings were elected by the dukes of semi-sovereign duchies. After Friedrich III, nearly all kings and emperors came from the Habsburg family, which controlled vast territories across Austria, Bohemia, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands. Napoleon abolished the Holy Roman Empire in 1806.
56 results
Name
Years
Other Names
1198-1215
1247-1256
1257-1272
1486-1519
742-814
844-875
887-899
936-973
961-983
983-1002