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Holy Roman Empire

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The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity comprising and controlling much of Central Europe and Western Europe, headed by the Holy Roman Emperor and characterized by a decentralized political structure. It developed in the Early Middle Ages (beginning in either 800 or 962), and lasted for a millennium until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars. Initially, it consisted of three constituent kingdoms—Germany, Italy, and (from 1032) Burgundy—held together by the emperor's overlordship.

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  1. 1096Rhineland massacresHoly Roman EmpireThe Rhineland massacres, also known as the German Crusade of 1096 (Hebrew: גזרות תתנ״ו, romanized: Gezērot-Tatnu, lit. 'Edicts of 4856'), were a series of mass murders of Jews in the Rhineland (part of the Holy Roman Empire) which took place in 1096, which is the year 4856 in the Hebrew calendar, which is abbreviated in Hebrew as Hebrew: גזרות תתנ״ו, romanized: taṯnu They were perpetrated by mobs of Catholic…Source: Wikidata (country)
  2. 1525Battle of FrankenhausenBad FrankenhausenThe Battle of Frankenhausen was fought on 14 and 15 May 1525. It was an important battle in the German Peasants' War and the final act of the war in Thuringia: joint troops of Landgrave Philip I of Hesse and Duke George of Saxony defeated the peasants under their spiritual leader Thomas Müntzer near Frankenhausen in the County of Schwarzburg.Source: Wikidata (country)
  3. 1529Siege of ViennaViennaThe 1529 siege of Vienna was the first attempt by the Ottoman Empire to capture the city of Vienna in the Archduchy of Austria, part of the Holy Roman Empire. Suleiman the Magnificent, sultan of the Ottomans, attacked the city with over 100,000 men, while the defenders, led by Niklas Graf Salm, numbered no more than 21,000. Nevertheless, Vienna was able to survive the siege.Source: Wikidata (country)
  4. 1534 – 1535Münster rebellionMünsterThe Münster rebellion (German: Täuferreich von Münster, lit. 'Anabaptist dominion of Münster') was an attempt by radical Anabaptists to establish a communal sectarian government in the German city of Münster – then under the large Prince-Bishopric of Münster in the Holy Roman Empire.Source: Wikidata (country)
  5. 1546 – 1547Schmalkaldic WarHoly Roman EmpireThe Schmalkaldic War (German: Schmalkaldischer Krieg; July 1546 – May 1547) was fought within the territories of the Holy Roman Empire between the allied forces of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and Maurice, Duke of Saxony against the Lutheran Schmalkaldic League, with the forces directly loyal to Charles fighting under the command of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba.Source: Wikidata (country of the location)
  6. 1789 – 1790Brabant RevolutionAustrian NetherlandsThe Brabant Revolution or Brabantine Revolution (French: Révolution brabançonne; Dutch: Brabantse Omwenteling), sometimes referred to as the Belgian Revolution of 1789–1790 in older writing, was an armed insurrection that occurred in the Austrian Netherlands (modern-day Belgium) between October 1789 and December 1790.Source: Wikidata (country of the location)
  7. 1809Tyrolean RebellionCounty of TyrolThe Tyrolean Rebellion (German: Tiroler Volksaufstand) was an 1809 rebellion in the County of Tyrol against the Bavarian and French occupation of Tyrol during the War of the Fifth Coalition. Led by Andreas Hofer, the rebellion was initially successful in freeing the County of Bavarian occupation, but was later squashed by French troops.Source: Wikidata (country of the location)