This Very Short Introduction explores the thousand-year history of the Holy Roman Empire, from its origins in 800 as Charlemagne's Frankish kingdom, to its destruction by Napoleon. Throughout, Joachim Whaley analyses the empire's crucial impact and role in the history of European power and politics.
This Very Short Introduction explores the thousand-year history of the Holy Roman Empire, from its origins in 800 as Charlemagne's Frankish kingdom, to its destruction by Napoleon. Throughout, Joachim Whaley analyses the empire's crucial impact and role in the history of European power and politics.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Introduction - What was the Holy Roman Empire?
- 1: Roman Empire and German Kingdom: From Charlemagne to the Ottonians
- 2: The High Medieval Empire: From the Salians to the Hohenstaufen
- 3: The Later Medieval Empire: The emergence of the Habsburgs
- 4: The Early Modern Empire (1): From Maximilian I to the Thirty Years War
- 5: The Early Modern Empire (2): From the Peace of Westphalia to 1806
- Conclusion: The Legacy of the Holy Roman Empire
- Maps
- Chronology
- Further Reading
- Index
