Holy Roman Empire [SEP] dissolved or abolished
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire (; ) was a multi-ethnic complex of territories in Western and Central Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars. The largest territory of the empire after 962 was the Kingdom of Germany, though it also came to include the neighboring Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Burgundy, the Kingdom of Italy, and numerous other territories.
On 25 December 800, Pope Leo III crowned the Frankish king Charlemagne as Emperor,
branches of the family during the 13th to 15th centuries, re-united under Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria in 1503. In 1623, it was raised to the status of Electorate, and following the disintegration of the Holy Roman Empire it became independent as a Kingdom.
Legacy.
The complicated political history of the Holy Roman Empire during Middle Ages led to the division or disestablishemt of most early medieval duchies.
Frederick Barbarossa in 1180 abolished the system of stem duchies in favour of more numerous territorial duchies.