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What were the borders of the Holy Roman Empire?
At its peak the Holy Roman Empire encompassed the territories of present-day Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Austria, Croatia, Belgium, and the Netherlands as well as large parts of modern Poland, France and Italy.
Did the Roman Empire include France?
The Holy Roman Empire was located in western and central Europe and included parts of what is now France, Germany, and Italy.
What did the Bohemian nobility do to King Ferdinand II representative?
The Estates of all Lands of the Bohemian Crown formed a confederation on 31 July. They deposed Ferdinand on 22 August, and four days later, they offered the crown to Frederick V of the Palatinate. Frederick had tried to convince the electors to elect Maximilian I of Bavaria as the new Holy Roman Emperor.
What exactly was the Holy Roman Empire?
The Holy Roman Empire was a feudal monarchy that encompassed present-day Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech and Slovak Republics, as well as parts of eastern France, northern Italy, Slovenia, and western Poland at the start of the early modern centuries.
How was the Holy Roman Empire a decentralized monarchy?
The empire evolved into a decentralized, limited elective monarchy composed of hundreds of sub-units, and the power of the emperor was limited. Although one family held onto the title for centuries, the Holy Roman Emperor was elected and the position never became hereditary.
Was the Roman Empire centralized or decentralized?
The Roman Empire dramatically shifted power away from representative democracy to centralized imperial authority, with the emperor holding the most power.
Was Bohemia part of the Holy Roman Empire?
Bohemia, Czech Čechy, German Böhmen, historical country of central Europe that was a kingdom in the Holy Roman Empire and subsequently a province in the Habsburgs’ Austrian Empire.