| 8/6: | German emperor Francis II officially dissolved the Holy Roman Empire.
The Empire was a medieval state that embraced most of central Europe and
Italy under the rule of German kings. Although it intended to be
a continuation of the ancient Roman Empire, long before its dissolution
it had ceased to be a major political power. At the end it was no
longer Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire: http://www.almanachdegotha.com/newpage9.htm
(source: The Learning Kingdom) |