Holy Roman Empire (1)

Question 1

______

Answer 1

Holy Roman Empire

Question 2

Designation for the political entity that ______ of German King OTTO I [r. 936/962-973] in 962 and endured until the renunciation of the title by FRANCIS II in 1806.

Answer 2

originated at the coronation as emperor

Question 3

Designation for the political entity that originated at the coronation as emperor of German King ______ in 962 and endured until the renunciation of the title by FRANCIS II in 1806.

Answer 3

OTTO I [r. 936/962-973]

Question 4

Designation for the political entity that originated at the coronation as emperor of German King OTTO I [r. 936/962-973] in 962 and ______ by FRANCIS II in 1806.

Answer 4

endured until the renunciation of the title

Question 5

Designation for the political entity that originated at the coronation as emperor of German King OTTO I [r. 936/962-973] in 962 and endured until the renunciation of the title by ______ in 1806.

Answer 5

FRANCIS II

Question 6

Designation for the political entity that originated at the coronation as emperor of German King OTTO I [r. 936/962-973] in 962 and endured until the renunciation of the title by FRANCIS II in ______.

Answer 6

1806

Question 7

It was the ______ to the empire founded in 800 by CHARLEMAGNE, who claimed legitimate succession to the Roman Empire.

Answer 7

successor state

Question 8

It was the successor state to ______ by CHARLEMAGNE, who claimed legitimate succession to the Roman Empire.

Answer 8

the empire founded in 800

Question 9

It was the successor state to the empire founded in 800 by ______, who claimed legitimate succession to the Roman Empire.

Answer 9

CHARLEMAGNE

Question 10

It was the successor state to the empire founded in 800 by CHARLEMAGNE, who ______.

Answer 10

claimed legitimate succession to the Roman Empire

Question 11

______, just as the pope was the vicar of God on earth in spiritual matters, so the emperor was God’s temporal vicar; hence he claimed to be the supreme temporal ruler in Christendom.

Answer 11

In theory

Question 12

In theory, just as ______ was the vicar of God on earth in spiritual matters, so the emperor was God’s temporal vicar; hence he claimed to be the supreme temporal ruler in Christendom.

Answer 12

the pope

Question 13

In theory, just as the pope was ______, so the emperor was God’s temporal vicar; hence he claimed to be the supreme temporal ruler in Christendom.

Answer 13

the vicar of God on earth in spiritual matters

Question 14

In theory, just as the pope was the vicar of God on earth in spiritual matters, so ______ was God’s temporal vicar; hence he claimed to be the supreme temporal ruler in Christendom.

Answer 14

the emperor

Question 15

In theory, just as the pope was the vicar of God on earth in spiritual matters, so the emperor was ______; hence he claimed to be the supreme temporal ruler in Christendom.

Answer 15

God’s temporal vicar

Question 16

In theory, just as the pope was the vicar of God on earth in spiritual matters, so the emperor was God’s temporal vicar; hence he ______.

Answer 16

claimed to be the supreme temporal ruler in Christendom

Question 17

Actually, ______ never equaled their pretensions.

Answer 17

the power of the emperors

Question 18

Actually, the power of the emperors ______.

Answer 18

never equaled their pretensions

Question 19

Their ______ never included the East, and it ceased early over France, Denmark, Poland and Hungary.

Answer 19

suzerainty

Question 20

Their suzerainty ______, and it ceased early over France, Denmark, Poland and Hungary.

Answer 20

never included the East

Question 21

Their suzerainty never included the East, and it ______ over France, Denmark, Poland and Hungary.

Answer 21

ceased early

Question 22

Their suzerainty never included the East, and it ceased early over ______, ______, ______ and ______.

Answer 22

• France
• Denmark
• Poland
• Hungary

Question 23

Their ______ over England, Sweden, and Spain was never more than nominal; and their control over Italy was always in contention.

Answer 23

control

Question 24

Their control over ______, ______, and ______ was never more than nominal; and their control over Italy was always in contention.

Answer 24

• England
• Sweden
• Spain

Question 25

Their control over England, Sweden, and Spain was ______; and their control over Italy was always in contention.

Answer 25

never more than nominal

Question 26

Their control over England, Sweden, and Spain was never more than nominal; and their ______ over Italy was always in contention.

Answer 26

control

Question 27

Their control over England, Sweden, and Spain was never more than nominal; and their control over ______ was always in contention.

Answer 27

Italy

Question 28

Their control over England, Sweden, and Spain was never more than nominal; and their control over Italy was ______.

Answer 28

always in contention

Question 29

______ was the various German principalities plus Austria, Bohemia, and Moravia.

Answer 29

The core of the empire

Question 30

The core of the empire was ______ plus Austria, Bohemia, and Moravia.

Answer 30

the various German principalities

Question 31

The core of the empire was the various German principalities plus ______, ______, and ______.

Answer 31

* Austria * Bohemia * Moravia

Question 33

______, ______, and ______ were at times included.

Answer 33

* Switzerland * the Netherlands * parts of northern Italy

Question 34

Switzerland, the Netherlands, and parts of northern Italy ______.

Answer 34

were at times included

Question 35

______ were chosen by the princes of Germany until 1356, after which they were elected by a fixed number of ELECTORS.

Answer 35

Its rulers

Question 36

Its rulers were ______ until 1356, after which they were elected by a fixed number of ELECTORS.

Answer 36

chosen by the princes of Germany

Question 37

Its rulers were chosen by the princes of Germany ______, after which they were elected by a fixed number of ELECTORS.

Answer 37

until 1356

Question 38

Its rulers were chosen by the princes of Germany until 1356, ______.

Answer 38

after which they were elected by a fixed number of ELECTORS

Question 39

[The electors] ______, who became emperor only when crowned by the pope in Rome.

Answer 39

elected the German king

Question 40

[The electors] elected the German king, who ______.

Answer 40

became emperor only when crowned by the pope in Rome

Question 41

After ______, however, emperors-elect dispensed with coronation by the pope and were crowned at Frankfurt.

Answer 41

1562

Question 42

After 1562, however, ______ and were crowned at Frankfurt.

Answer 42

emperors-elect dispensed with coronation by the pope

Question 43

After 1562, however, emperors-elect dispensed with coronation by the pope and were ______.

Answer 43

crowned at Frankfurt

Question 44

______ only over their hereditary family domains (e.g., the Saxon dynasty over Saxony) and over the imperial free cities. The rest of the empire they controlled only to the extent to which they influenced the imperial Diet.

Answer 44

Emperors held immediate jurisdiction

Question 45

Emperors held immediate jurisdiction ______ (e.g., the Saxon dynasty over Saxony) and over the imperial free cities. The rest of the empire they controlled only to the extent to which they influenced the imperial Diet.

Answer 45

only over their hereditary family domains

Question 46

Emperors held immediate jurisdiction only over their hereditary family domains (e.g., ______) and over the imperial free cities. The rest of the empire they controlled only to the extent to which they influenced the imperial Diet.

Answer 46

the Saxon dynasty over Saxony

Question 47

Emperors held immediate jurisdiction only over their hereditary family domains (e.g., the Saxon dynasty over Saxony) and ______. The rest of the empire they controlled only to the extent to which they influenced the imperial Diet.

Answer 47

over the imperial free cities

Question 48

Emperors held immediate jurisdiction only over their hereditary family domains (e.g., the Saxon dynasty over Saxony) and over the imperial free cities. ______ they controlled only to the extent to which they influenced the imperial Diet.

Answer 48

The rest of the empire

Question 49

Emperors held immediate jurisdiction only over their hereditary family domains (e.g., the Saxon dynasty over Saxony) and over the imperial free cities. The rest of the empire they controlled ______.

Answer 49

only to the extent to which they influenced the imperial Diet