The area encompassing modern LOCATION@1 , LOCATION@2 , LOCATION@3 , LOCATION@4 , LOCATION@5 , LOCATION@6 , eastern LOCATION@7 and much of northern LOCATION@8 , excluding LOCATION@9 , was nominally part of the Holy Roman Empire , but local rulers exercised considerable autonomy .

The Holy Roman Empire included the modern countries of LOCATION@1 , LOCATION@2 , LOCATION@3 , LOCATION@4 , LOCATION@5 , LOCATION@6 , eastern LOCATION@7 and much of northern LOCATION@8 , apart from LOCATION@9 .
