@@redadmiralofvalyria867 Yes, Franz II ditched the Holy Roman Empire as Napoleon came along but wanted to keep the title of Emperor so he renamed himself into Franz I, Emperor of Austria in 1805. He had to marry one of his daughters to Napoleon to achieve peace (that was the standard Habsburg procedure, they lost almost every war but marrying good was their specialty).
@@heathermason9311 Most of what’s been said about her was rumors and lies and gossip because people hated her family. She didn’t even do most of the things people accused her of. She was actually pretty pious
@@Catglittercrafts Exactly!! That’s what makes her all the more fascinating! Someone with that amount of speculation around her, must have been one heck of a woman!
I've Always Been Interested About The History Of The Holy Roman Empire And This Series Helps Me Learn More About The HRE, Thank You Lindsay! Keep Up The Great Work!! ✨✨
Can you consider about making a video about Yaroslav the Wise, Grand Prince of Kiev? He had several daughters who became queens all over the Europe, it would be interesting to hear about them too.
You just made my day!! This is a bonus, usually you just up load on Tuesday’s but this Thursday surprise was right on time!!! Thank you for making my weekend too!!
That is good anyway. From Charlemagne (Charles I the Great) to Franz II timeline I have my good wishes to know more about everything . Lindsay, keep doing Your best!! Thanks ❤🙏
This is going to throw my week off. Love the unexpected video, but it will throw me off a lil, since I think to myself if I have watch one of you videos recently to kind of know where in the week it is. Lol. Thanks for the video
1:24 Otto the Great (son of Henry the Fouler) becomes HRE 6:40 Otto II & Otto III 8:03 Henry II becomes emperor after a power struggle following Otto III's death Conrad II (Conrad the Elder) Henry III (Henry the Black) *the one to end the era of three popes* 10:44 Henry IV *(Nobles Vs Peasantry)* 13:27 Henry V gets the throne after rebellion against his father 14:36 Lothair II Conrad III
Was it The Saxon Marriage or God's Maidservant by Anna Chant? The first is about the youth and early reign of Otto the Great and his first wife Edith of Wessex and the second Otto's later life and marriage to Adelaide of Italy. I have a degree in medieval history and a particular interest in Carolingian and Ottonian history.The books were well written and from what I remember historically accurate allowing for odd artistic license. They remind me of the work of authors like Jean Plaidy or Anne O'Brien and provide a good a good fictional overview of the period.
Well done lindsay i love your videos could you please do the romanian royal family as my mother is romanian and i am curious about the history of the country thank you
7:24 some people says that emirate of Sicily was supported by byzentine empire so maybe it was the reason for disasterous defeat of otto 2 against Sicilian raiders under emir abu al qasem did byzentine empire really supported them i don't think so
Lindsay I love your videos, but find it near impossible to follow this series without CC. Too many names, places, times and years. Please consider adding CC. TY
Thanks for this series! I've always thought the name "Holy Roman Empire" was rather ironic, since it was neither holy nor particularly Roman. Keep up the great content!
What else would it be called? It was a title given out by the pope in Rome in direct continuation of the Roman Empire of old. The fact that the title was held by German kings wasn't anything special. It was generally assumed that it could shift around, being held by various peoples beforehand.
I absolutely love your content, and just subscribed, however, your audio quality is slightly off putting. I would highly recommend learning more about audio recording/ editing techniques, and a decent pop filter as well. Other then that, you are doing a great job, and I’m looking forward to learning more from your videos. 😊👍 *Edit for elaboration*
I love your history videos! May I add something? This "Holy Roman Empire" was called "Holy Roman Empire of German Nations" in Germany. And Cunigunde was pronounced with a K. The "modern" version of the name is spelled with a K and pronounced with a k in Germany. It is a well-known name to this day, but very old-fashioned. And nobody today would give their child this name, as the first syllable sounds like "Kuh" - the German word for cow.
"This "Holy Roman Empire" was called "Holy Roman Empire of German Nations" in Germany." It actually wasn't. "of German nation" was just a phrase used during the16th and 17th century to refer to the German speaking areas. Sometimes it appeared right next to the emperor's title leading 19th century scholars to the misinterpretation that it actually was the full title of the empire.
@@Siegbert85 The HRE wasn't only called 'of the German nation' in several official documents, it was also colloquially referred to as Germany in english, Allemagne in french, Alemania in spanish and Deutschland in german. Just check some old maps or written sources. The term Germany could comprise the German speaking areas as well as the whole empire. It was actually so German despite its official universal claim that emperor candidates like later Charles V or french King Francis I tried to prove their 'Germanness'. It was so German that even the non-ethnical German but Bohemian kings were considered German princes as their role of electors was connected to German identity.
@@nightwish1000 I'm not arguing against the Germanness of the empire, nor that it was called "Germany" on various occasions. I'm arguing against the alleged official renaming into "Holy Roman Empire of German Nation" which didn't happen. As I said: at some time in the late 15th century the expression "of German nation"/"deutscher Nation" came into use und would be used quite often in various official documents, often in phrases like "our beloved fatherland of German nation" or "for the honor of the holy empire, Christianity and German nation". So, sometimes those two phrases would appear right next to each other, depending on the context. That doesn't make it the official title though which can easily be seen as the phrase dropped out of use during the 1700s while the actual official title "Sacrum Romanum Imperium" was always used in the signum of imperial diplomata. "It was so German that even the non-ethnical German but Bohemian kings were considered German princes as their role of electors was connected to German identity." Funny you should mention it, because the 13th century Sachsenspiegel specifically argues for taking the electoral role from the king of Bohemia precisely because he was not German. Later, with the Luxembourgs and Habsburgs they actually were though.
@@Siegbert85 I never stated that the addition "of the german nation" to the title would have been a continuing or even sole official title, but that it was used in official documents not just in some flowerish phrases but also explicitly as "hre of the german nation". it will be hard to distinguish between unofficial, semi-official or official...and it's pretty irrelevant. Well, the authors of the Sachsenspiegel obviously critcise a perspective, namely the role of the Bohemian as 'German' elector, which was not the common or exclusive one at that time. Scholar Len Scales deals exactly with this question in his book: 'The shaping of German identity' and takes the position that the Bohemian king was seen as a 'German elector'.
Curious to know if Andorra, San Marino and Monaco were ever part of the Holy Roman Empire? Other micronations are mentioned in the introduction, so just wondering if these three were ever part of the Empire or were soared for any other reasons.
The areas that later became Andorra and Monaco may have been part of the Frankish empire but when the later principalities were created they never part of the HRE not sure about San Marino though
San Marino is proud to be the oldest republic still in existence and without interruptions (since ca. 300 AD), it was never part of anything big but always had nice contracts to ensure its privileges. It is still not part of anything (not even EU), but has a monetary union with Italy for quite a long time, to make it a bit easier between them. And of course Italian is the official language. Otherwise, it has its own authorities, laws, everything. (Head of state are always two elected officials, election is every 6 months, it must be crazy with the roughly 30 thousand people living there.) It's nice though, especially the old city center on Monte Titano, well worth a daily trip if you are in the area for some time :D
Otto III did not expanded Christianity to Poland. That happened in 966 through today's Czechia 30 before he became Holy Roman Emperor. Otto III put his emperors diadem on Boleslaw I the Brave's head at Congress of Gniezno in year 1000 symbolically crowning him the first king of Poland. He did it out of gratitude for retrieving body of Adalbert of Prague from Prussia.
How do royal houses change their names what happens if a woman is in line for succession and she marries a man Who takes the Royal House name then what does the royal house name becomes
Typically it changes if a woman is in charge, as her children will always* be born of their father's dynasty *The only exception that immediately comes to mind is that when Queen Elizabeth II passes on the British Royal family will stay as the house of Windsor
Fun fact for everyone: the name holy Roman empire or sacrum Imperium Romanum was firstly used in the 12th century. Before it was called regnum francorum orientalium or east-frankish kingdom/empire.
Those were different entities actually. The HRE (first complete documented use of the phrase was in the 13th century) theoretically encompassed all of Western Christianity. By the later middle ages it was generally used for the areas the emperors controlled directly as kings (Germany (the former East Francia), Italy and Burgundy).
Great video, as always! But, sadly, it's not "Kiev" - how our capital is called in Russian, but "Kyiv" - how it's called in our native Ukraininan language.
The American newscasters have switched to “Keev”, but I heard a native speaker say it was more like “Kreev” with a hard roll on the “r” sound. Almost to rhyme with “grief”.
@@corinadarie6658 that's why we are trying to change foreign to us (Russian) "Kiev" to how it always have been in Ukraine - "Kyiv") We are separate countries with different languages, so it's kinda depressing to be mixed like that
I would absolutely love to be able to have a chance to have a conversation with Lindsey Holiday. Her voice is soothing, and the way she delivers the information is amazing.
can you do queen victoria great grandchildren and great great grandchildren please plz can you do it next please plz i m your favourite fav fan please plz
Why is it the german kings were not able to unify Germany under their control, like the french kings did in France ? I think this idea of Empire made them bite more than they could chew
On the issue on where to begin the HRE I think Charlemagne would win the race simply because he was the one to start that specific tradition of Germanic kings being crowned Roman emperors by the pope. Otto I did nothing new in that regard. The "Roman Empire" those guys were supposedly emperors of was a theoretical construct arguably including all of Christianity but in essence the Catholic sphere of influence. All future German kings/emperors would count Charlemagne as their first. There wasn't even a discussion. Otto and his Saxon dynasty became more interesting during the 19th century because their power base was in Northern Germany, same as Prussia's was.
There were no 7 prince electors in the 10th century. That was a way later development. In Henry I's time there wasn't even an electoral procedure nor a monarchy to speak of. He basically had to convince the leaders of the various German tribes to accept him as a king in order to deal with the Magyar threat.
I hope after this series, there would be a video about the Austrian Empire, because Austrian Empire is the continuity of the Holy Roman Empire.
Amen to that. 😎I wanna know more about Franz Ferdinand, his predecessors, and their wives.🤔
@@ChibiProwl I heard someone say that after the "Fall" of the empire, the last emperor simply went on to rule as emperor of Austria 🇦🇹
@@ChibiProwl there's is a truly tragic, sad & unfair romance story😔
@@redadmiralofvalyria867 yes it is.🥺 Poor devils.🥺😭
@@redadmiralofvalyria867 Yes, Franz II ditched the Holy Roman Empire as Napoleon came along but wanted to keep the title of Emperor so he renamed himself into Franz I, Emperor of Austria in 1805. He had to marry one of his daughters to Napoleon to achieve peace (that was the standard Habsburg procedure, they lost almost every war but marrying good was their specialty).
been obsessed with the Italian Renaissance lately.... Looking forward to more on the Medici
Ur obsessed with Renaissance??? I've been painting more and more Renaissance paintings this year alone
The Borgia’s!!!!! I’m here for Lucrezia. Girl was something else!
I would love to hear about Isabella d'Este and Caterina Sforza as well!
@@heathermason9311 Most of what’s been said about her was rumors and lies and gossip because people hated her family. She didn’t even do most of the things people accused her of. She was actually pretty pious
@@Catglittercrafts Exactly!! That’s what makes her all the more fascinating! Someone with that amount of speculation around her, must have been one heck of a woman!
I like how he would have "believed" he was going to hell. After what he did to that nun he's getting a one way ticket
For real. If hell is real, he's going there.
"Married Theophanu"
Me:... the Top Tiff?
"And gave the Regency to his mother, Theophanu"
Me: The Top Tiff, indeed.
Insert Brittany Tiffany poem
I was literally thinking that
I've Always Been Interested About The History Of The Holy Roman Empire And This Series Helps Me Learn More About The HRE, Thank You Lindsay! Keep Up The Great Work!! ✨✨
Looks like we're binging Holy Roman emperor content today 🙌
Can you consider about making a video about Yaroslav the Wise, Grand Prince of Kiev? He had several daughters who became queens all over the Europe, it would be interesting to hear about them too.
You just made my day!! This is a bonus, usually you just up load on Tuesday’s but this Thursday surprise was right on time!!! Thank you for making my weekend too!!
Another video!! Lindsay you’ve made my Thursday so much better and I’m at work! I love you!❤️🎉
I’m excited for the next Holy Roman Emperor videos. Especially because there’s not that much about most of them on UA-cam 👍
its my day off!! i can watch it at release time! hazza!
You should really do some videos on Empress Dowager Cixi, the Step Empress Ula Nara and Consort Rong & Consort Ling.
Some ideas for Asian royals!
I always look forward to your videos - don't ever stop!
Last time I was this early Charlemagne was still on the throne
Two videos in one week? You are spoiling us, Lindsay!
your videos always make my day 10x better :)
Omg I LOVE you for uploading the next video in this series so fast!!!!!!!! #YouRock
That is good anyway. From Charlemagne (Charles I the Great) to Franz II timeline I have my good wishes to know more about everything . Lindsay, keep doing Your best!! Thanks ❤🙏
Thank you for all the great content you produce!
This is going to throw my week off. Love the unexpected video, but it will throw me off a lil, since I think to myself if I have watch one of you videos recently to kind of know where in the week it is. Lol. Thanks for the video
Yes i'm happy I clicked the notification by mistake even though I waiting for this chapter to continue 😊
I love your videos so much! Thanks for keeping up with them!!
Hi lindsay love all your videos , can yo do a video on royal fashion icons please
This is great birthday present as today is my birthday
Happy Birthday 🎊🎉🎈
@@heathermason9311 thank you !
Happy birthday. 🎁🎂🎉🎊
@@ChibiProwl Thank you
@@maxgutman1849 you’re welcome
Plz make more videos on the rest of the series... Can't wait to watch those
Who is your favorite Holy Roman Emperor?
Who is your favorite Habsburg monarch ?
@@savagedarksider5934 Charles V.
@@HistoryandHeadlines We need A movie on Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria; younger brother of Franz Josef.
@@savagedarksider5934 Theresa, mother of Marie Antoinette.
Ferdinand 1.
Love the vids
Heck now I just want a series about all that juicy Pope Drama™.
1:24 Otto the Great (son of Henry the Fouler) becomes HRE
6:40 Otto II & Otto III
8:03 Henry II becomes emperor after a power struggle following Otto III's death
Conrad II (Conrad the Elder)
Henry III (Henry the Black) *the one to end the era of three popes*
10:44 Henry IV *(Nobles Vs Peasantry)*
13:27 Henry V gets the throne after rebellion against his father
14:36 Lothair II
Conrad III
Yufraxia was pregnant and didn't know who the father was. It sounds like an episode of Maury povich.
xD
So interesting! Thank you for this surprise video!
This was much more interesting than when I had to study it in school-when it seemed to go on forever and ever!
Lindsay, I really appreciate all your videos.
Hope to see part 3,part 4, and part 5 soon 🤘🤘🤘
Another great video! Thank you!
I am a fan of Otto simply because I read a novel about him :P
I’m a total dork, and always looking for new books. 🤓Do you know the title of the book about Otto? 😎Thank you.😌
Which novel? I might want to read it.
Was it The Saxon Marriage or God's Maidservant by Anna Chant? The first is about the youth and early reign of Otto the Great and his first wife Edith of Wessex and the second Otto's later life and marriage to Adelaide of Italy. I have a degree in medieval history and a particular interest in Carolingian and Ottonian history.The books were well written and from what I remember historically accurate allowing for odd artistic license. They remind me of the work of authors like Jean Plaidy or Anne O'Brien and provide a good a good fictional overview of the period.
Could you please add subtitles? or enable auto subtitles at least so UA-cam could auto subtitle the video? Keep up the great videos!!
I always get excited when the Magyars come into the picture!
really epic content
Wait, there was an anti-King AND an anti-Pope? If they meet their counterpart, does the universe explode?
It leads to the Marvel multiverse
Well done lindsay i love your videos could you please do the romanian royal family as my mother is romanian and i am curious about the history of the country thank you
7:24 some people says that emirate of Sicily was supported by byzentine empire so maybe it was the reason for disasterous defeat of otto 2 against Sicilian raiders under emir abu al qasem did byzentine empire really supported them i don't think so
Thank you for the video
another wonderful video!
Im related to conrad and henry2 the salians from st margret of scotland ..love the HRE
Yo this was good!
I do so love history about the holy roman empire
Could you do a video on Josephine and Napoleon?
I would love for you to do a series on the Russian Tsars.
Absolutely!
I think she did some already.
certifiablygeeky She covered the last two’s wives I believe (Idk if Im right about last 2 but Im aware she covered their wives)
Lindsay I love your videos, but find it near impossible to follow this series without CC. Too many names, places, times and years. Please consider adding CC. TY
Thanks for this series! I've always thought the name "Holy Roman Empire" was rather ironic, since it was neither holy nor particularly Roman. Keep up the great content!
What else would it be called? It was a title given out by the pope in Rome in direct continuation of the Roman Empire of old. The fact that the title was held by German kings wasn't anything special. It was generally assumed that it could shift around, being held by various peoples beforehand.
Emperor Barbarossa would like to have a word with you.
Holy German empire
Check out Ed Feser’s “What is the Holy Roman Empire?” For a better understanding.
I absolutely love your content, and just subscribed, however, your audio quality is slightly off putting. I would highly recommend learning more about audio recording/ editing techniques, and a decent pop filter as well.
Other then that, you are doing a great job, and I’m looking forward to learning more from your videos. 😊👍
*Edit for elaboration*
Teach me lindsay! Teach me :) lovely voice
I love your history videos! May I add something? This "Holy Roman Empire" was called "Holy Roman Empire of German Nations" in Germany. And Cunigunde was pronounced with a K. The "modern" version of the name is spelled with a K and pronounced with a k in Germany. It is a well-known name to this day, but very old-fashioned. And nobody today would give their child this name, as the first syllable sounds like "Kuh" - the German word for cow.
it was sometimes officially called "...of the German Nation" starting in the 15th century. Under Ottonian rule that wasn't the case.
"This "Holy Roman Empire" was called "Holy Roman Empire of German Nations" in Germany."
It actually wasn't. "of German nation" was just a phrase used during the16th and 17th century to refer to the German speaking areas. Sometimes it appeared right next to the emperor's title leading 19th century scholars to the misinterpretation that it actually was the full title of the empire.
@@Siegbert85 The HRE wasn't only called 'of the German nation' in several official documents, it was also colloquially referred to as Germany in english, Allemagne in french, Alemania in spanish and Deutschland in german. Just check some old maps or written sources. The term Germany could comprise the German speaking areas as well as the whole empire. It was actually so German despite its official universal claim that emperor candidates like later Charles V or french King Francis I tried to prove their 'Germanness'. It was so German that even the non-ethnical German but Bohemian kings were considered German princes as their role of electors was connected to German identity.
@@nightwish1000 I'm not arguing against the Germanness of the empire, nor that it was called "Germany" on various occasions.
I'm arguing against the alleged official renaming into "Holy Roman Empire of German Nation" which didn't happen.
As I said: at some time in the late 15th century the expression "of German nation"/"deutscher Nation" came into use und would be used quite often in various official documents, often in phrases like "our beloved fatherland of German nation" or "for the honor of the holy empire, Christianity and German nation".
So, sometimes those two phrases would appear right next to each other, depending on the context. That doesn't make it the official title though which can easily be seen as the phrase dropped out of use during the 1700s while the actual official title "Sacrum Romanum Imperium" was always used in the signum of imperial diplomata.
"It was so German that even the non-ethnical German but Bohemian kings were considered German princes as their role of electors was connected to German identity."
Funny you should mention it, because the 13th century Sachsenspiegel specifically argues for taking the electoral role from the king of Bohemia precisely because he was not German.
Later, with the Luxembourgs and Habsburgs they actually were though.
@@Siegbert85 I never stated that the addition "of the german nation" to the title would have been a continuing or even sole official title, but that it was used in official documents not just in some flowerish phrases but also explicitly as "hre of the german nation". it will be hard to distinguish between unofficial, semi-official or official...and it's pretty irrelevant.
Well, the authors of the Sachsenspiegel obviously critcise a perspective, namely the role of the Bohemian as 'German' elector, which was not the common or exclusive one at that time. Scholar Len Scales deals exactly with this question in his book: 'The shaping of German identity' and takes the position that the Bohemian king was seen as a 'German elector'.
The thumbnail makes it sound like they had one hell of a party
Super film
Curious to know if Andorra, San Marino and Monaco were ever part of the Holy Roman Empire? Other micronations are mentioned in the introduction, so just wondering if these three were ever part of the Empire or were soared for any other reasons.
The areas that later became Andorra and Monaco may have been part of the Frankish empire but when the later principalities were created they never part of the HRE not sure about San Marino though
San Marino is proud to be the oldest republic still in existence and without interruptions (since ca. 300 AD), it was never part of anything big but always had nice contracts to ensure its privileges. It is still not part of anything (not even EU), but has a monetary union with Italy for quite a long time, to make it a bit easier between them. And of course Italian is the official language. Otherwise, it has its own authorities, laws, everything. (Head of state are always two elected officials, election is every 6 months, it must be crazy with the roughly 30 thousand people living there.) It's nice though, especially the old city center on Monte Titano, well worth a daily trip if you are in the area for some time :D
after this do one about the roman empire it is way overdue
Can you guys make a video about a day in the life of royalty/ nobles? In Victorian era? Or all eras?
Ooo you should talk about the famous queen charlotte
i doubt you will but i hope you'll re record these. the s' pick up so loud on your mic that i cant finish a video
I wish that one of my relatives would appoint me a dukedom. I'm ready.
finding English books on the Holy Roman Empire is difficult will give it another try though
Otto III did not expanded Christianity to Poland. That happened in 966 through today's Czechia 30 before he became Holy Roman Emperor. Otto III put his emperors diadem on Boleslaw I the Brave's head at Congress of Gniezno in year 1000 symbolically crowning him the first king of Poland. He did it out of gratitude for retrieving body of Adalbert of Prague from Prussia.
I'm interested in learning more about the wives of those men? Any chance?
There are German series about Adelheid and Theophanu look at MDR Geschichte Mitteldeutschlands
Otto: What do you think we should do with the empire Great Grandpa built?
Advisor: Let's build it again.
Otto: Great idea.
Ya think Charlemagne would be appalled at his family thru the years? I think SO!
How do royal houses change their names what happens if a woman is in line for succession and she marries a man Who takes the Royal House name then what does the royal house name becomes
Typically it changes if a woman is in charge, as her children will always* be born of their father's dynasty
*The only exception that immediately comes to mind is that when Queen Elizabeth II passes on the British Royal family will stay as the house of Windsor
Can we get a series about the children of George III? Or can any of Lindsay’s Patreon subscribers put in a good word? 😅
I'm working on it now, out later this year!
@@LindsayHoliday Yay!!! Btw it feels like a celebrity just replied to me 🥲
Woooooooo!!
Fun fact for everyone: the name holy Roman empire or sacrum Imperium Romanum was firstly used in the 12th century. Before it was called regnum francorum orientalium or east-frankish kingdom/empire.
Those were different entities actually. The HRE (first complete documented use of the phrase was in the 13th century) theoretically encompassed all of Western Christianity. By the later middle ages it was generally used for the areas the emperors controlled directly as kings (Germany (the former East Francia), Italy and Burgundy).
Fascinating to learn that there were elected Kings. I guess I owe an apology to the Star Wars Episode 2 script with it's elected Princess...
Hey Lindsay, have you ever considered doing/have done videos about the Romanians?
YAAYYYYYYYYYYY
Theophanu needs her own video
The thumbnail got me like 😳🥴💀
Great video, as always!
But, sadly, it's not "Kiev" - how our capital is called in Russian, but "Kyiv" - how it's called in our native Ukraininan language.
I think it's more about the pronounciation in English. I'm Romanian and we also call it Kiev. Thank you for the information!
The American newscasters have switched to “Keev”, but I heard a native speaker say it was more like “Kreev” with a hard roll on the “r” sound. Almost to rhyme with “grief”.
@@dazeyday5699 I almost fell off my chair, there was never any "r" lol
It is "Kyiv" and sounds similar to "Keev")
@@corinadarie6658 that's why we are trying to change foreign to us (Russian) "Kiev" to how it always have been in Ukraine - "Kyiv")
We are separate countries with different languages, so it's kinda depressing to be mixed like that
oooh okay so not like Chicken Kiev, its Chicken Kyiv? I'll tell the maitre'd
who were the 7 princes ?
Knowing that missionaries were sent to Poland by Otto II, it sure makes me proud to have German blood in my veins!
I would absolutely love to be able to have a chance to have a conversation with Lindsey Holiday. Her voice is soothing, and the way she delivers the information is amazing.
yeah nah that's crazy
All this talk about Roman Empire/Italian #history is getting confusing. Respectfully mentioning ~ I think now my head hurts 🤕
Interesting
Lore of Holy Roman Emperors 2: Otto The Great Rebuilds, 962-1137 momentum 100
can you do queen victoria great grandchildren and great great grandchildren please plz can you do it next please plz i m your favourite fav fan please plz
Why is it the german kings were not able to unify Germany under their control, like the french kings did in France ? I think this idea of Empire made them bite more than they could chew
On the issue on where to begin the HRE I think Charlemagne would win the race simply because he was the one to start that specific tradition of Germanic kings being crowned Roman emperors by the pope. Otto I did nothing new in that regard. The "Roman Empire" those guys were supposedly emperors of was a theoretical construct arguably including all of Christianity but in essence the Catholic sphere of influence.
All future German kings/emperors would count Charlemagne as their first. There wasn't even a discussion.
Otto and his Saxon dynasty became more interesting during the 19th century because their power base was in Northern Germany, same as Prussia's was.
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Let’s do one on africa😊❤
Get in
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Pope Fights!!
well i’m also an emperor, so….
There were no 7 prince electors in the 10th century. That was a way later development.
In Henry I's time there wasn't even an electoral procedure nor a monarchy to speak of. He basically had to convince the leaders of the various German tribes to accept him as a king in order to deal with the Magyar threat.
After this series could you please do a video on the holocaust
And we think the world is screwed up nowadays....
I think Magyar is pronounced "mah-zhar"
Kyiv not Kiev 😬
Too many Heinrichs and Ottos 😄 such uncreative parents in the middle ages 🤪
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