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A great, sprawling, ancient and unique entity, the Holy Roman Empire, from its founding by Charlemagne to its destruction by Napoleon a millennium later, formed the heart of Europe. It was a great engine for inventions and ideas, it was the origin of many modern European states, from Germany to the Czech Republic, its relations with Italy, France and Poland dictated the course of countless wars - indeed European history as a whole makes no sense without it. In this strikingly ambitious book, Peter H. Wilson explains how the Empire worked. It is not a chronological history, but an attempt to convey to readers why it was so important and how it changed over its existence. The result is a tour de force - a book that raises countless questions about the nature of political and military power, about diplomacy and the nature of European civilization and about the legacy of the Empire, which has continued to haunt its offspring, from Imperial and Nazi Germany to the European Union.

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Peter H. Wilson

THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE

A Thousand Years of Europes History

ALLEN LANE

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First published 2016

Cover image: Standard bearer, illustration from a facsimile edition of The Young Ones Tournament Book of 1529, after Hans Burgkmair/Royal Armouries, Leeds, UK/Bridgeman Images

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ISBN: 978-0-141-95691-6

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Illustrations

1 The two swords theory St Peter presenting a pallium to Pope Leo III and a - photo 6

1. The two swords theory: St Peter presenting a pallium to Pope Leo III and a flag to Charlemagne (Lateran palace).

2 Charlemagne as portrayed by Albrecht Drer in about 1512 wearing the - photo 7

2. Charlemagne as portrayed by Albrecht Drer in about 1512, wearing the imperial crown and holding the sword and sceptre.

3 Napoleon contemplates Charlemagnes crown and stone throne in Aachen The - photo 8

3. Napoleon contemplates Charlemagnes crown and stone throne in Aachen. The real crown had in fact been removed by the Austrians (late nineteenth-century painting).

4. Carolingian troops besieging towns (ninth-century manuscript).

5 The act of Canossa 1077 Henry IV kneels in front of Matilda of Tuscany to - photo 10

5. The act of Canossa 1077. Henry IV kneels in front of Matilda of Tuscany to seek her mediation, while Abbot Hugh of Cluny looks on from the left.

6 The furor teutonicus Archbishop Balduin of Trier splits the skull of an - photo 11

6. The furor teutonicus. Archbishop Balduin of Trier splits the skull of an Italian opponent during Henry VIIs Roman expedition of 1312.

7 The last papal coronation of an emperor Charles V and Clement VII in the - photo 12

7. The last papal coronation of an emperor. Charles V and Clement VII in the coronation procession at Bologna in 1530.

8 Charles V as victor at the battle of Mhlberg 1547 by Titian The armour - photo 13

8. Charles V as victor at the battle of Mhlberg, 1547, by Titian. The armour shown in the portrait is preserved in the royal palace in Madrid.

9 Identification with the Empire A bag made by a Jewish craftsman around 1700 - photo 14

9. Identification with the Empire. A bag made by a Jewish craftsman around 1700 displaying the imperial eagle.

10 Charles V flanked by the Pillars of Hercules and the imperial eagle adorned - photo 15

10. Charles V flanked by the Pillars of Hercules and the imperial eagle adorned with the Habsburg Order of the Golden Fleece, c.1532.

11 Charles VI points to Charlemagnes crown showing the continued significance - photo 16

11. Charles VI points to Charlemagnes crown, showing the continued significance of the Empire for the Habsburgs in the eighteenth century.

12 The banquet for Joseph IIs coronation as king of the Romans in Frankfurt - photo 17

12. The banquet for Joseph IIs coronation as king of the Romans in Frankfurt, 1764. Note the place settings for the princes who failed to attend in person.

13 The three ecclesiastical electors officiating at Joseph IIs coronation in - photo 18

13. The three ecclesiastical electors officiating at Joseph IIs coronation in 1764.

14 Francis II depicted as emperor of Austria in 1832 wearing the Habsburg - photo 19

14. Francis II depicted as emperor of Austria in 1832, wearing the Habsburg imperial crown made for Rudolf II in 1602.

15 Figures representing the Slavs Germans Gauls and Romans pay homage to - photo 20

15. Figures representing the Slavs, Germans, Gauls and Romans pay homage to Emperor Otto III.

16 The link between locality and Empire A sequence of three Salian monarchs - photo 21

16. The link between locality and Empire. A sequence of three Salian monarchs stands above a corresponding row of abbots of St Emmeram monastery.

17 Johannes Patschs 1537 map of Europe as a single Empire with Habsburg Spain - photo 22

17. Johannes Patschs 1537 map of Europe as a single Empire, with Habsburg Spain as its crowned head.

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