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The Holy Roman Empire Quiz
How well do you know the empire that ruled central Europe for a thousand years? Ten questions on its emperors, popes, wars and treasures.
- 10 questions
- About 3 minutes
- Medium
- Includes a map and 2 photos
About this quiz
Most histories date the Holy Roman Empire from Charlemagne's coronation in 800 and end it in 1806, when it was dissolved during the Napoleonic Wars. It was never a single unified state. At its height it held hundreds of territories, from great duchies to single abbeys and free cities, across modern Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, the Low Countries and northern Italy.
The questions follow the empire's famous moments and the people behind them: emperors and popes, a reformer and a painter, the war that wrecked central Europe in the 1600s, and the treasures the empire left behind.
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Habsburg Dynasty
The Habsburg dynasty was a European royal family that ruled from 1273 to 1918, gaining thrones from Spain to Hungary largely through marriage.
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Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) was a conflict in the Holy Roman Empire that started over religion, drew in most of Europe, and killed millions.
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Peace of Westphalia
The 1648 treaties that ended the Thirty Years' War and established the principle that each state is sovereign within its own borders.
