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Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, 2nd Count of Bucquoy (569 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the Spanish Netherlands during the Eighty Years' War and for the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War. Bucquoy was born in Arras on 9 January
Siege of Buda (1684) (772 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The siege of Buda (14 July – 30 October 1684) was a siege by the Holy Roman Empire of the Ottoman fortress of Buda. After 109 days, the siege was abandoned
Battle of Olasch (640 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Battle of Olasch (also Ólas, Ulaş, Olaschin) took place after a Habsburg Imperial army led by Saxon Elector General, Augustus II the Strong, laid siege to
Battle of Jüterbog (786 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
December 1644 between Sweden and the Holy Roman Empire, resulting in a Swedish victory. The cavalry of the main Imperial army tried to break out of its blockade
Siege of Landau (1702) (2,727 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
aggression of the Kingdom of France. The Grand Alliance included the Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of England, Dutch Republic, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Electoral
Battle of Zernest (331 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Zărnești, in Romania), between the allied forces of Transylvania and the Holy Roman Empire, and the allied forces of the Ottoman Empire, Tatar allies, Wallachians
Battle of Sablat (158 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the Thirty Years' War. The battle was fought between a Roman Catholic Imperial army led by Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy and the Protestant
Battle of White Mountain (1,673 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
estates, although under the dominion of the predominantly Catholic Holy Roman Empire, had large Protestant populations, and had been granted rights and
Battle of Philomelion (1190) (781 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
in Latin, Akşehir in Turkish) was a victory of the forces of the Holy Roman Empire over the Turkish forces of the Sultanate of Rûm on 7 May 1190 during
Battle of Fürth (858 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Years War. The tactical victory by the Catholic forces allowed the Imperial army to quickly advance into Saxony, while the Swedish forces were forced
Battle of Nördlingen (1634) (2,001 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
once again financed by France. In July, the coalition defeated an Imperial army at Oldendorf in Lower Saxony; a few months later, Emperor Ferdinand
Battle of Herbsthausen (1,344 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
than the Catholic Emperor Ferdinand II. However, most members of the Holy Roman Empire remained neutral, and the revolt was quickly suppressed, while in
Battle of Calcinato (769 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
renewing the existing agreement with Prussia. 'Imperial' refers to the Holy Roman Empire, of which Austria was a part but the terms are often used interchangeably
Battle of Kempen (1,075 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
respectively, defeated an Imperial force under General de Lamboy. The Imperial army of around 9,000 men disintegrated, with the majority either captured
First Battle of Höchstädt (1,525 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Franco-Bavarian force under Claude Louis Hector de Villars defeated an Imperial army led by Hermann Otto II of Limburg Stirum. During the summer of 1703
Ottavio Piccolomini (1,703 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
included service as a Spanish general and then as a field marshal of the Holy Roman Empire. Piccolomini was born in Florence as youngest son of Silvio Piccolomini
Rudolf von Tiefenbach (168 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
1582 - 4 March 1653) was a German military commander who served the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War. Despite being raised a protestant, Tiefenbach
Battle of Nördlingen (1645) (727 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
France and its Protestant German allies defeated the forces of the Holy Roman Empire and its Bavarian ally. The Imperials and their main German ally Bavaria
Siege of Saint-Dizier (815 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
in the summer of 1544, during the Italian War of 1542–1546, when the Imperial army of Charles V attacked the French city of Saint-Dizier at the beginning
Battle of Mulhouse (1674) (1,224 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Bournonville's Imperial army commanded by Hermann of Baden-Baden. Following the inconclusive Battle of Entzheim on 4 October, the Imperial army took up winter
Battle of Párkány (782 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the end of 1683. On May 1, 1683, the Ottoman Empire attacked the Holy Roman Empire and besieged Vienna on July 14, 1683. On September 6 the Polish army
Johann von Aldringen (497 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
not a first or middle name. The female form is Reichsgräfin. Titles using the prefix Reichs- were not created after the fall of the Holy Roman Empire.
Siege of Metz (1552) (281 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
parts of the fortifications (see fr:Remparts médiévaux de Metz), the Imperial army was unable to take the city. Stricken by typhus, dysentery, and scurvy
Alessandro dal Borro (279 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
was a Tuscan nobleman and general. He became a Field Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire. He was well known for his obesity (which in his time was considered
Heinrich Holk (392 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
1628, defending the besieged town of Stralsund against Wallenstein's imperial army. When Christian was forced into a peace with Wallenstein in 1629, Holk
Battle of Zusmarshausen (1,449 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Habsburg monarchy in order to secure territorial concessions within the Holy Roman Empire, and also to make the most of the war while it lasted by invading
Battle of Mühlberg (2,336 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
in 1547, during the Schmalkaldic War. The Catholic princes of the Holy Roman Empire led by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V decisively defeated the Lutheran
Guillaume de Lamboy, Baron of Cortesheim (1,184 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
loyal to the Habsburg rulers of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire. Lamboy himself joined the Imperial army that suppressed the Bohemian Revolt. Despite being
Battle of Jemappes (1,567 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
in command of an army of French Revolutionary volunteers, faced the Imperial army of Field Marshal Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen and his second-in-command
Walter Leslie (field marshal) (1,762 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
He gained the positions of Imperial Field Marshal, Count of the Holy Roman Empire, Governor on the Croatian-Slavonian Military Frontier, Imperial Ambassador
Battle of Vlotho (1,144 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Battle of Vlotho was fought on 17 October 1638. It was a victory for the Imperial Army under the command of Field Marshal Melchior von Hatzfeldt, and ended
Battle of Friedlingen (1,076 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Baden-Württemberg and Switzerland. A French force under Villars defeated an Imperial army commanded by Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden. The battle was
Battle of Nekmíř (173 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
for Žižka's assistance in defending their town against the crusading Imperial Army, despite having spurned him by acquiescing to the Royalists' demands
Siege of Neuss (823 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
was unsuccessful. Charles was compelled by the approach of a powerful Imperial army to raise the siege. Under Charles's father, Philip the Good, Burgundy
Franz von Mercy (1,623 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
distinguishing himself at the first Battle of Breitenfeld, where the Imperial army was destroyed and Mercy wounded, he commanded a regiment of foot with
Battle of Lützen (1632) (2,109 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
League with their German allies, and shortly afterwards defeated an Imperial army at Oldendorf. In February 1634, rumours that Wallenstein was about to
Battle of Nekmíř (173 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
for Žižka's assistance in defending their town against the crusading Imperial Army, despite having spurned him by acquiescing to the Royalists' demands
Peter Melander, Graf von Holzappel (1,215 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Wetterau Association of Imperial Counts in the Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire. In January 1648, Melander's troops retreated towards the Danube.
Ernesto Montecuccoli (87 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Montecuccoli (1582 – June 17, 1633) was a general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years War, a member of the prominent Italian Montecuccoli
Raimondo Montecuccoli (2,012 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
attributed to him. Neither did he obtain the title Prince of the Holy Roman Empire until his death, first his son Leopold Philip Montecuccoli was made
Battle of Wolfenbüttel (423 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Guelph siege of Wolfenbüttel. Hearing word of the Swedish advance, an Imperial army under Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria and Ottavio Piccolomini raced
Imperial Register (221 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire that specified the precise numbers of troops they had to supply to the Imperial Army and/or the financial support
Battle of Strasbourg Bridge (1,363 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of the Thirty Years' War near the Free city of Strasbourg, in the Holy Roman Empire. Having dealt a heavy defeat on the Swedish army at the Battle of
Siege of Głogów (806 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the Silesian town of Głogów, between the Kingdom of Poland and the Holy Roman Empire. Recorded by the medieval chronicler Gallus Anonymus, it is one of
Battle of Welfesholz (810 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Battle of Welfesholz was fought on 11 February 1115 between the Imperial army of the Emperor Henry V and a rebellious Saxon force. Henry V, scion
Maximilian of Liechtenstein (1,023 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Maximilien converted from Protestantism to Catholicism. He served in the Imperial Army and in 1600, he participated in an unsuccessful attempt to relieve the
Battle of Vlaardingen (2,292 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Battle of Vlaardingen was fought on 29 July 1018 between troops of the Holy Roman Empire and West Frisia (which would later become known as the County of Holland)
Johann Jakob, Count of Bronckhorst and Anholt (321 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Johann Jakob von Bronckhorst (Burg Anholt, 12 February 1582 - Freiburg im Breisgau, 19 October 1630), named Graf Anholt, was Count of Bronckhorst-Batenburg
Girolamo Carafa (367 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Girolamo Carafa (or Caraffa), Marquis of Montenegro (Abruzzo, 1564 – Genoa, 1633) was a general in Spanish and Imperial service from Italian descent. Girolamo
Battle of Legnano (8,661 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
any strategy. The battle was crucial in the long war waged by the Holy Roman Empire in an attempt to assert its power over the municipalities of Northern
Ottone Enrico del Caretto, Marquis of Savona (290 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Carretto, Marquis of Grana (1629 – Mariemont, Hainaut 15 June 1685) was an Imperial Army commander and political figure. Descendant from an old Italian noble
Battle of Smolenice (832 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
warriors), and the forces of the Habsburg Empire, soldiers of the Holy Roman Empire and auxiliaries from Denmark. The battle occurred on 28 May 1704 at
Crossing of the Somme (1,540 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Franco-Spanish War when units of the Spanish Army of Flanders and the Imperial Army under Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano, lieutenant of the Cardinal-Infante
Battle of La Motta (1513) (638 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
forces of the Republic of Venice and a combined force of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire, and was a significant battle of the War of the League of Cambrai
Siege of Toulon (1707) (1,362 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
during the War of the Spanish Succession, when a combined Savoyard-Imperial army supported by a British naval force, attacked the French base at Toulon
Battle of Rossbach (7,956 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
augmented by a contingent of the Reichsarmee (Imperial Army) of the Holy Roman Empire. The French and Imperial army included 41,110 men, opposing a considerably
Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg (881 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
1635, he served on the Protestant side; after 1635, he served in the imperial army. He was born as the eight child and sixth son of the Count George, Count
Italian War of 1542–1546 (5,873 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
carried out. A peace treaty was signed, between Denmark-Norway and the Holy Roman Empire, in 1544 at Speyer; Charles acknowledged Christian III as king of
Guido Starhemberg (263 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
and Spain. Between 1706 and 1708 he was the commander-in-chief of the imperial army in Hungary, leading military operations against the insurgents of Francis
Battle of Triebl (1,556 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
after attacks by the Swedish besiegers. The advance of the relieving Imperial army through western Bohemia had been delayed by waiting for the arrival
Battle of Jankau (1,636 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
than conservative Catholic Emperor Ferdinand II. Most members of the Holy Roman Empire remained neutral, and the Bohemian Revolt was quickly suppressed.
William I (bishop of Utrecht) (225 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
the county of Holland), which was resisting imperial authority. The imperial army conquered large parts of West Frisia in 1061, when Dirk V became count
Heinrich von Schlick (321 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Count Heinrich von Schlick zu Bassano und Weißkirchen (1580 – 5 January 1650, Vienna) was an Imperial Field Marshal and president of the Hofkriegsrat.
Battle of Jankau (1,636 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
than conservative Catholic Emperor Ferdinand II. Most members of the Holy Roman Empire remained neutral, and the Bohemian Revolt was quickly suppressed.
George Frederick II (155 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Palatinian Succession he fought from 1695 to 1697 as a volunteer in the Imperial Army. During the Spanish War of Succession in 1702 he succeeded in taking
Annibale Gonzaga (308 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
partly by his family name (Eleonora Gonzaga was the Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, wife of Emperor Ferdinand II). Gonzaga was one of the commanders
Christian von Ilow (1,318 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Thirty Years' War. At the outbreak of the war, Ilow enlisted into the Imperial army, rapidly advancing through the lower ranks. Through his close association
Siege of Kehl (1703) (113 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
under the command of the Duc de Villars captured the fortress of the Holy Roman Empire at Kehl, opposite Strasbourg on the Rhine River. Siege operations
Battle of Bergen (1759) (912 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Fulda and Meiningen from troops of the Imperial army under Field Marshal von Zweibrücken. As the Imperial army retreated into Bohemia, Ferdinand moved
Battle of Monte Porzio (1,654 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
called the Battle of Tusculum) was fought on 29 May 1167 between the Holy Roman Empire and the Commune of Rome. The communal Roman army, which one historian
Italian War of 1521–1526 (5,851 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
(1518), the major European powers (France, England, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire) were outwardly friendly towards each other. The treaty pledged them
Battle of Wevelinghoven (443 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Thirty Years' War. It took place on 14 June 1648 between troops of Holy Roman Empire and of the victorious Hesse-Cassel. Several sources cite the Julian
Battle of Domažlice (237 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
and Cheb, between Hussites and the emperor Sigismund had failed. The Imperial army was besieging the city of Domažlice since 8 August, when the sight of
Battle of Agridi (613 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
loyal to Henry I of Cyprus (such as those of the Ibelin family) and the imperial army of Frederick II, composed mostly of men from Lombardy. It resulted in
Albert Wolfgang of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (208 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
branch of the House of Hohenzollern. He served as a general in the imperial army. Wolfgang Albrecht was the second son of Margrave Christian Henry of
Battle of Mohács (1687) (1,667 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Battle of Vienna on 12 September, won by the combined forces of the Holy Roman Empire and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, under the overall command
Battle of Austerlitz (7,838 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Russia. The Confederation rendered the Holy Roman Empire virtually useless, so Francis dissolved the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, but remained as emperor of
Electorate of Württemberg (598 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Electorate of Württemberg was a short-lived state of the Holy Roman Empire on the right bank of the Rhine. In 1803, Napoleon raised the Duchy of Württemberg
Battle of Anderlecht (319 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
crossing the Senne, ended up reaching 35,000 volunteers, forcing the imperial army to withdraw in disorder on Brussels, crossing back during the night
Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (5,060 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
conquered Sicily in 1194; however, the intended unification with the Holy Roman Empire ultimately failed due to the opposition of the Papacy. In Sicily,
Battle of Fossalta (574 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
but Bolognese attacks continued all morning and all day long. The Imperial army resisted each attack, but the skirmish was fierce and bloody. By evening
Antonio de Leyva, Duke of Terranova (423 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
he succeeded to the Marquis of Pescara as commander-in-chief of the Imperial army in the Duchy of Milan. When the last Sforza Duke of Milan Francesco
Antonio Carafa (general) (489 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
his cousin Cardinal Carlo Carafa della Spina. Later he entered the Imperial Army, and became a Colonel in 1672, when he participated in the War against
Battle of Villabuona (1,479 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Sagredo and the French commander Duc de Candale on one side and the Imperial army of Mathias Gallas on the other. The more numerous Franco-Venetians and
Alexander Danilovich Menshikov (1,224 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Russian Empire and Duke of Izhora (Duke of Ingria), Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Duke of Cosel. A highly appreciated associate and friend of Tsar
Swabia (2,076 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
modern ethnography roughly coincides with the Swabian Circle of the Holy Roman Empire as it stood during the early modern period, now divided between the
Gustav Adolph, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken (515 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Strasbourg) was Count of Saarbrücken and Major General at the Rhine of the Holy Roman Empire of German Nation. He was the third son of Count William Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken
Battle of Courtrai (1793) (834 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
command to the relief of Le Quesnoy, under siege from a large part of the Imperial army under the Prince of Coburg. His first aim was to capture Tournai, but
Kaisheim Abbey (719 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Germany. As one of the 40-odd self-ruling imperial abbeys of the Holy Roman Empire, Kaisersheim was a virtually independent state. Its abbot had seat
Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg (525 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Kara Mustafa Pasha to capitulate, counting on the speedy arrival of an Imperial army, sent by the Habsburg emperor Leopold I who had fled his residence,
Siege of Wiener Neustadt (1,895 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Duke replied 25 August the Emperor's hereditary lands belong to the Holy Roman Empire and should not be regarded as casually as something separate from
Battle of Ceresole (5,542 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
de Bourbon, Count of Enghien, defeated the combined forces of the Holy Roman Empire and Spain, commanded by Alfonso d'Avalos d'Aquino, Marquis del Vasto
Battle of Iconium (1190) (1,478 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Turkish nobles as hostages to safeguard themselves. The success of the Imperial army greatly alarmed Saladin, who was forced to weaken his army at the Siege
Austrian–Hungarian War (1477–1488) (1,223 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
III of Saxony was appointed as the supreme commander of the entire imperial army. He was supposed to oppose Matthias' Black army. After the Hungarian
John George III, Elector of Saxony (1,251 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Saxony when he died, in 1680; he was also appointed Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire. Because of his courage and his enthusiasm for the War he gained the
Jean de Beck (460 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
1634, he was ennobled by Emperor Ferdinand II for his service in the Imperial army. In the summer of 1635, after leaving Wallenstein, he returned to Luxembourg
Siege of Wiener Neustadt (1,895 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Duke replied 25 August the Emperor's hereditary lands belong to the Holy Roman Empire and should not be regarded as casually as something separate from
Semyon Zorich (121 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
(1743–1799) was an Imperial Russian lieutenant-general and count of the Holy Roman Empire, born in Serbia, who served Imperial Russia against the Prussians
Isenburg-Grenzau (691 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Isenburg-Grenzau was the name of several states of the Holy Roman Empire, seated in the Lordship of Grenzau, in modern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Johann Wilhelm von Hunolstein (1,758 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
commanded dangerous missions like rescuing the remnants of the ruined Imperial army that had supported Denmark in the Torstenson War. In the last military
Philip I (archbishop of Cologne) (586 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
against the emperor failed. Around Whitsun 1187, Philip defeated an imperial army on its way to oppose Philip II of France. The emperor formally accused
Siege of Léva (359 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Slovakia) and was a Habsburg victory. At the beginning of 1664, the Imperial Army was divided into three corps: In the south 17.000 Hungarian-Croatian
Battle of Parma (991 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
he called for reinforcements from friendly lords and communes. The imperial army was also joined by Enzio, who raised the siege of Quinzano, and by a
Ferrante Gonzaga (805 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Torelli; this guaranteed him the rank of sovereign prince of the Holy Roman Empire, because the County of Guastalla enjoyed very broad autonomy and practically
Battle of Stilo (614 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Warrior of the Fatimid / Kalbid period 11th century Sicily Belligerents Holy Roman Empire Principality of Benevento Fatimid Caliphate Emirate of Sicily Commanders
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (8,241 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Poles, thus effectively incorporating the Duchy of Bohemia into the Holy Roman Empire. Unlike his predecessor Otto III, who had imposed plans on sovereign
German invasion of Hungary (1063) (2,255 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Henry IV refused Béla's proposals to conclude a peace treaty with the Holy Roman Empire. German troops invaded Hungary in August 1063. Béla died in an accident
Alfonso d'Avalos (439 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
new Doge of the Republic of Venice, Pietro Lando. He commanded the Imperial army in Italy during the Italian War of 1542 and was defeated by the French
Southern Jutland (745 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of Schleswig also became kings of Denmark. With the demise of the Holy Roman Empire in the 19th century, the term "Sønderjylland" was revived by Denmark
Battle of Gavinana (189 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
on 3 August 1530 between the city of Florence and the army of the Holy Roman Empire. The Imperial forces were led by Philibert of Châlon, Prince of Orange
Battle of Lugos (387 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Christian army; General Veterani was unable to form a junction with the Imperial Army under Elector of Saxony Augustus II the Strong. The battle resulted
Archduke Louis of Austria (268 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Italy. He entered the Imperial Austrian Army (1806-1867) Austrian Imperial Army at an early age and soon gained the rank of Feldmarschal-Leutnant. From
Peace of Prague (1635) (1,546 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
generally agreed Prague ended it as a war of religion within the Holy Roman Empire. Thereafter, the conflict was largely driven by foreign powers, including
Christian Detlev Reventlow (456 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
victory. His forces were divided as Reventlow was in command of the imperial army at both Montichiari and Calcinato. In 1709 he held command of Danish
Battle of Cortenuova (1,195 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Modena, Parma, and Reggio, for a total of 12,000 – 15,000 men The imperial army marched first against Mantua, which decided to surrender instead of
Siege of Nice (1,821 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Francis to winter at Toulon, so that they could continue to harass the Holy Roman Empire, and especially the coast of Spain and Italy, as well the communications
Charles Theodore, Prince of Salm (295 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
against the French in the Battle of Seneffe. In 1682 he joined the Imperial Army and fought against the Turks in the Battle of Vienna and the Siege of
Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor (4,032 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
death of Frederick II in 1250, ending the Great Interregnum of the Holy Roman Empire; however, his premature death threatened to undo his life's work.
Siege of Faenza (1,256 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
1237, Frederick II returned to the northern Italian domain of the Holy Roman Empire from northern Europe. He had just put his affairs in Germany and Austria
Battle of Pleichfeld (258 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
1077–1088, a nobles' rebellion against the emperor Henry IV in the Holy Roman Empire. The battle was a victory for the rebel forces. In their rebellion
Siege of Freiburg (1677) (852 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
reached the city by 8 AM on 9 November. The commander-in-chief of the Imperial Army, Charles of Lorraine, quickly tried to remobilize his units, but it
Augustus George, Margrave of Baden-Baden (644 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, a distinguished member of the Imperial Army and his wife Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg, sister of the future Grand Duchess
Maria of Brabant, Holy Roman Empress (736 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
conflict between Welfs and Hohenstaufens, Maria was Empress of a divided Holy Roman Empire. Her husband's rule came to an end, when Frederick forged an alliance
Siege of Retz (657 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The siege of Retz was a conflict between the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in 1486. It was part of the Austro-Hungarian War. The Hungarian
Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (578 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
As early as 1663, the Turks had penetrated deep into Hungary. The imperial army of Emperor Leopold I began to organize a common defense against the
Adam Erdmann Trčka von Lípa (1,145 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Trčka family estates were confiscated. Trčka entered the ranks of the Imperial army in 1626. On 28 August 1627, Trčka married Maximiliana von Harrach, the
Theophanu (2,963 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Medieval Greek Θεοφανώ; c. AD 955 – 15 June 991) was empress of the Holy Roman Empire by marriage to Emperor Otto II, and regent of the Empire during the
Sava Temišvarac (1,349 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
commander (vojvoda) in the service of the Transylvania and then the Holy Roman Empire. He was active during the Long Turkish War, having led the Uprising
Maximilian Lorenz Starhemberg (403 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
and Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor. In 1664, Starhemberg joined the imperial army as a captain during the Austro–Turkish war of 1663–64. Folloqing the
Siege of Florence (1529–1530) (1,407 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Florentine earthworks too substantial to easily take by assault, the Imperial army settled into a pattern of artillery duels and skirmishing with the defenders
Siege of Philippsburg (1644) (1,637 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
almost defenceless due to the disintegration of Matthias Gallas's main Imperial army. In winter, Hatzfeldt's Imperials and Werth marched off to Bohemia with
Military of the Swedish Empire (2,728 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
national army. However, before completing his vision of conquering the Holy Roman Empire, the warrior king was killed in action in 1632. His daughter and successor
Battle of Wittstock (925 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
opponents in the forested hilly landscape slightly south of Wittstock. The Imperial army was larger in strength than the Swedish army, but at least one-third
Sava Temišvarac (1,349 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
commander (vojvoda) in the service of the Transylvania and then the Holy Roman Empire. He was active during the Long Turkish War, having led the Uprising
Military of the Swedish Empire (2,728 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
national army. However, before completing his vision of conquering the Holy Roman Empire, the warrior king was killed in action in 1632. His daughter and successor
Burkhard Christoph von Münnich (1,635 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
a specialist in hydrotechnology. He had the rank of count of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation.[citation needed] Münnich was born at Neuenhuntorf
Siege of Landau (1704) (694 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Brill. Wines, Roger Andrew (1961). The Franconian Reichskreis and the Holy Roman Empire in the War of the Spanish Succession (PhD dissertation). Columbia
Reichsexekution (1,163 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
was constitutionally available to the central governments of the Holy Roman Empire (800–1806), the German Empire of 1848–49, the German Empire of 1871–1918
Ferdinand Maria Innocenz of Bavaria (245 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of King John III Sobieski of Poland. He served as a general in the imperial army. In 1738, he was promoted to Field marshal and imperial Feldzeugmeister
Battle of Bicocca (3,575 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
territory near Valeggio unmolested; the combined Papal, Spanish, and Imperial army then proceeded into French territory under the command of Prospero Colonna
Battle of Freiburg (2,014 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
successor Josias von Rantzau was ambushed at Tuttlingen by a Bavarian-Imperial army under Franz von Mercy and Johann von Werth. Taken by surprise, the French
Austro-Turkish War (1663–1664) (1,393 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Littlefield. Wilson, Peter H. (2016). Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press. Military Transition in Early Modern
Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (424 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Magdalene Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst. In 1725 he entered in the Imperial army and fought in Italy and Hungary. In the Battle of Grocka he was wounded
Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental (417 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
under Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden. On 27 September 1692, an imperial army unit of 4,000 cavalry men under his command was attacked by surprise
House of Breuberg (827 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
and blue-crowned lion, left roughened in silver and blue Country Holy Roman Empire Place of origin Duchy of Franconia Founded 1115 Founder Conradus Reis
Federico Savelli (267 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Ferdinand III of Habsburg as emperor, Savelli was one of the commanders of imperial army alongside Johann von Werth. He was defeated and made prisoner at the
Battle of the Sesia (1524) (2,171 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
horse but the number of these is not known. Opposing Bonnivet was the Imperial army under Prospero Colonna, who had barely half as many men as the French:
Battle of Speyerbach (1,278 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
attack, inflicting heavy losses on his opponents. In September 1702, an Imperial army captured Landau, threatening the French border region of Alsace. Camille
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (20,056 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the rising House of Habsburg. His dominions in Europe included the Holy Roman Empire, extending from Germany to northern Italy with rule over the Austrian
Siege of Vienna (1485) (1,406 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Hungary. In 1483 and 1484, Vienna was already being cut off from the Holy Roman Empire because its concentric defensive strongholds, including Korneuburg
Treaty of Stettin (1630) (3,569 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
After the death of the last Pomeranian duke in 1637, forces of the Holy Roman Empire invaded Pomerania to enforce Brandenburg's claims on succession, but
Company of Death (1,640 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Battle of Legnano (29 May 1176) against the imperial army of Frederick I Barbarossa Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, in his 5th Italian Campaign, and were
Treaty of Compiègne (1635) (872 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
France had supported opponents of its Habsburg rivals in Spain and the Holy Roman Empire, but avoided direct involvement. This included backing the Dutch revolt
Treaty of Fontainebleau (1631) (1,025 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
rivalry between France and the Habsburgs, rulers of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire. During the 1620s, France was divided by renewed religious wars and
Grigory Orlov (1,176 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
favourite of the Empress Catherine the Great of Russia, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire (1772), state and military figure, collector, patron of arts, and
Princely Abbey of Stavelot-Malmedy (4,961 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
its German name Stablo, was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire. Princely power was exercised by the Benedictine abbot of the imperial
Constance, Queen of Sicily (4,821 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
captured, though she was later released unharmed. In the history of Holy Roman Empire only two empresses were captured, with the other being her mother-in-law
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (3,001 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
determined to prevent the continued unification of Sicily and the Holy Roman Empire under one monarch seized the opportunity to extend its influence.
Siege of Turin (1,937 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
after the failed and costly assaults. On 5 September, the Savoyard-Imperial army concentrated at Collegno, between the Dora Riparia and the Stura di
Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (430 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
he took up the government of Hohenzollern-Hechingen himself. In the imperial army, Friedrich Wilhelm was Field Marshal and the owner of a regiment of
Third Crusade (8,889 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
had already advanced to the Hungarian border and was waiting for the imperial army. Frederick set out on 11 May 1189 with an army of 12,000–20,000 men
Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (5,836 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Conrad II officially incorporated the Kingdom of Burgundy into the Holy Roman Empire at a ceremony held in the Cathedral of Geneva. Henry and Gunhilda
War of the League of Cambrai (6,094 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
nearly every significant power in Western Europe, including Spain, the Holy Roman Empire, England, the Duchy of Milan, the Republic of Florence, the Duchy
Curia Christi (1,250 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Curia Dei ("Court of God") was a diet or court day (Hoftag) of the Holy Roman Empire held in Mainz on 27 March 1188. It was so called because it was notionally
Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (759 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Marshal (Kaiserlicher Generalfeldmarschall) and took command of the imperial army stationed on the Rhine in 1692. He realized that he was not up to the
Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (524 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Governor of Mannheim and finally in 1758 as Fieldmarshal of the Holy Roman Empire commander-in-chief of the Reichsarmee in the Seven Years' War against
Mongol incursions in the Holy Roman Empire (5,562 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Mongol incursions in the Holy Roman Empire took place in the spring of 1241 and again in the winter of 1241–42. They were part of the first Mongol invasion
Palazzo del Te (895 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
(1628–31), Mantua and the palace were sacked over three days by an Imperial army of 36,000 Landsknecht mercenaries. The remaining populace fell victim
Patria del Friuli (1,835 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Patriarch of Aquileia and one of the ecclesiastical states of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1420, the Republic of Venice acquired it, but it continued to
Sir Joseph Murray, 3rd Baronet (319 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
25 November 1761 the Emperor Francis I created him a Count of the Holy Roman Empire as Graf von Murray, with remainder to the heirs male of his body.
Siege of Leuven (1,692 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
sent the Count of Fuenclara to Germany with instructions to call the Imperial army for help. The joint army of France and the United Provinces, then numbering
Đorđe Branković (count) (2,308 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
motivate the Serbs south of the Danube and Sava Rivers to join the Imperial Army after its deeper advances into the Ottoman Empire. Any help was welcome
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (4,090 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
his elder brother Ferdinand IV. Elected in 1658, Leopold ruled the Holy Roman Empire until his death in 1705, becoming the second longest-ruling Habsburg
Udo (archbishop of Trier) (312 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
of peace. Udo died 11 November 1078 at the siege of Tübingen in the imperial army camp. He was eventually buried in Trier Cathedral, the first archbishop
Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg (698 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
times during the Thirty Years' War, he was a Field Marshal for the Holy Roman Empire and its opponent the Electorate of Saxony. He also pursued various
1634 (2,063 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Nördlingen ends after two days with a decisive victory for the Army of the Holy Roman Empire and Habsburg Spain over the Army of Sweden and Protestant German troops
Siege of Esztergom (1685) (578 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
a military conflict on August 16, 1685, between the armies of the Holy Roman Empire, particularly Imperial Austrian troops, and the Ottoman Empire during
Battle of Banja Luka (2,415 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
requires us to warn you because you have become aware of the forces of the Imperial army and equipment. So far, you have put a lot of effort into enduring what
Battle of Koroncó (659 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
(Burgenland Croats). Heister's army constituted by the forces of Austria, Holy Roman Empire, Prussia, Denmark, Croatia and the Serbs from Southern-Hungary, ca
Hessian War (3,310 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
nine-month blockade of the fortress of Hanau with a victory over the imperial army commander, Lamboy. But neither side won a decisive victory. In response
Siege of Niemcza (993 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
ensuing power struggle of the royal election for the leadership of the Holy Roman Empire, Bolesław supported his relative (possibly half-brother) Margrave
Václav Eusebius František, Prince of Lobkowicz (370 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Roudnice branch of the family. After a thorough training, he joined the Imperial Army in 1631, where he raised his own regiment to fight in the Thirty Years'
Battle of Turckheim (664 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
reaction of other European states like Austria (who controlled the Holy Roman Empire) and Brandenburg. Their intervention had brought the war into the
Francis Charles of Saxe-Lauenburg (470 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Bohemia against Emperor Ferdinand II. Three of his brothers served in the imperial army opposing him. In 1623, Francis Charles' elder brother Julius Henry came
Miklós Zrínyi (2,217 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Holy Roman Empire and aid was called from France, and Zrínyi, under the overall command of the Italian Raimondo Montecuccoli, leader of the Imperial army
Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War (20,393 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Swedish invasion of the Holy Roman Empire or the Swedish Intervention in the Thirty Years' War is a historically accepted division of the Thirty Years'
Lothair of France (3,932 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
submission towards East Francia, which was evolving into the German Holy Roman Empire. Despite his youth, Lothair wanted to rule alone and reinforced his
Johann von Götzen (1,051 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the Holy Roman Empire after the Battle of Dessau Bridge. He attained the rank of Generalfeldmarschall in both the Electorate of Bavaria and Holy Roman Empire
Frederick Wilhelm von Pfalz-Neuburg (202 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Later, Frederick Wilhelm abandoned the church career and entered the Imperial army, where he obtained the rank of General. He fell in the Nine Years' War
Rainald of Dassel (1,279 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
expelled and almost murdered by the inhabitants. While still staying in an Imperial army camp, he was appointed Archbishop of Cologne and Archchancellor of Italy
War of the Polish Succession (3,978 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
awarded the Duchy of Lorraine and Duchy of Bar, then both fiefs of the Holy Roman Empire. Francis Stephen, the duke of Lorraine, was given the Grand Duchy
Johann von Sporck (1,008 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
into Bavarian service was deemed impossible, they therefore joined the Imperial army. On 12 October 1647, emperor Ferdinand III promoted him to lieutenant
Barth, Germany (1,406 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
In 1627, during the Thirty Years' War, Albrecht von Wallenstein's imperial army entered Protestant Pomerania and, after they were repelled from Barth
Georg von Frundsberg (1,674 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
was a German military and Landsknecht leader in the service of the Holy Roman Empire and Imperial House of Habsburg. An early modern proponent of infantry
War of the Spanish Succession (9,852 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
supported by the Grand Alliance, whose primary members included the Holy Roman Empire, the Dutch Republic, and Great Britain. Significant related conflicts
Dorothea Flock (927 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
from Georg Heinrich´s cousin, who as a high-ranking officer of the imperial army, was commanding a regiment in the Netherlands. He held out the prospect
Battle of Emmendingen (4,033 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
and Reichsarmee (Imperial) troops mustered from the states of the Holy Roman Empire. The 20,000-man right wing under Duke Ferdinand Frederick Augustus
Franco-Dutch War (9,548 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
between France and the Dutch Republic, supported by its allies the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, Brandenburg-Prussia and Denmark-Norway. In its early stages
Burchardi flood (2,887 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
a Danish expeditionary fleet, they succeeded in repulsing first an imperial army and later the duke's men, but were eventually defeated in 1629. The
Conrad of Wittelsbach (717 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Leo II, Lord of the Mountains, King of Armenia as a vassal of the Holy Roman Empire. Later that year, he returned equipped with new legatine power by
Johann Philipp von Harrach (477 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Salzburg, and Aloys Thomas, Viceroy of Naples. Johann Philipp joined the Imperial Army and did his first military service in the War of the Spanish Succession
County Palatine of Tübingen (2,044 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The County Palatine of Tübingen was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in the medieval period. The dynasty, originally based in Nagold, managed to acquire
1549–1550 papal conclave (2,163 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
French hoped that Julius III would be hostile to the interests of the Holy Roman Empire. Nevertheless, tensions between him and the French boiled over when
Johann Philipp Kratz von Scharffenstein (847 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
served with distinction in forces of both the Catholic League and Holy Roman Empire. His poor relationship with the Imperial generalissimo Albrecht von
Battle of Denain (2,035 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
negotiating a separate peace with Louis XIV, forcing Eugene to march the Imperial army back to Germany to continue the war in the Rhineland. When Villars and
Prince Frederick of Orange-Nassau (1,016 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
sister of King Frederick William II, chose a military career with the Holy Roman Empire. Prince Frederick, or "Fritz", as members of his family called him
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (8,660 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
alliance to strengthen the position of the Catholic Church in the Holy Roman Empire, but the Catholic princes established the Catholic League without
Battle of Bouvines (3,218 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
7,500 infantry, to give a total force of just under 9,000 men. The imperial army was also formed up in three battles: The left flank, under the command
George Olivier, count of Wallis (965 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Vienna) was a field marshal of Irish descent in the service of the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and last regent of the Habsburg
Rhine campaign of 1796 (9,008 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
southern Germany by late July, forcing the southern states of the Holy Roman Empire into punitive armistices. By August, the French armies had extended
Empire of Charles V (13,171 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
V, also known by the umbrella term Habsburg Empire, included the Holy Roman Empire, the Spanish empire, the Burgundian Low Countries, the Austrian lands
Sydnam Poyntz (1,999 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Emperor Ferdinand II at the Battle of Lützen in 1632. He remained in the Imperial army and the following year he campaigned in Silesia and was present at the
Paul von Werner (1,488 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Rittmeister (captain of cavalry) in 1734. During his time with the imperial army, he participated in eight campaigns against Spain, eight against France
Hermann of Baden-Baden (867 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
involved in negotiations towards an alliance between Sweden and the Holy Roman Empire. However, an agreement was prevented by court intrigues, reinforced
Prince Eugene of Savoy (14,929 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
better known as Prince Eugene, was a field marshal in the Army of the Holy Roman Empire and of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty during the 17th and 18th centuries
Karl von Harrach (668 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
(1570 – 16 May 1628) was a nobleman, statesman, and diplomat in the Holy Roman Empire. Over the course of his career, he became involved in the internal
Serbian Militia (1,635 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Balkans. In 1689 Louis William was appointed as chief commander of the Imperial army in its invasion of the territory of present-day Serbia. Before the invasion
Sydnam Poyntz (1,999 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Emperor Ferdinand II at the Battle of Lützen in 1632. He remained in the Imperial army and the following year he campaigned in Silesia and was present at the
Italian War of 1551–1559 (4,049 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the Holy Roman Empire). (Articles 21–22) France returned the island of Corsica to the Republic of Genoa (allied with Spain and part of the Holy Roman Empire)
Eleonora Gonzaga (1598–1655) (2,041 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
(who supported Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers) on the other side, the Imperial army captured and sacked Mantua, the empress' homeland. Emperor Ferdinand
Henry V's expedition to Poland (1,117 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
half-brother and co-ruler Duke Zbigniew from Poland. Zbigniew fled to the Holy Roman Empire where he sought help from King Henry V. The Emperor, however, did
Count Claude Florimond de Mercy (603 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Died 29 June 1734 Parma, Duchy of Parma Allegiance  Holy Roman Empire Service/branch Imperial Army Years of service 1682–1734 Rank Generalfeldmarschall
Count palatine (3,738 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Ages especially and into modern times, it is associated with the Holy Roman Empire, especially Electoral Palatinate. The office, jurisdiction or territory
Josel of Rosheim (2,785 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
protected status he gained for himself and for the Jews within the Holy Roman Empire, rested in part on his skills as an advocate and in part from the
Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg (206 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Anna Margaret of Hesse-Homburg (1629–1686). In 1672, he joined the Imperial Army as commander of a cuirassier regiment in Hungary. In 1676, he became
History of Pomerania (9,029 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Denmark, the Holy Roman Empire and Poland. From the late 12th century, the Griffin Duchy of Pomerania stayed with the Holy Roman Empire and the Principality
Auguste Marie Raymond d'Arenberg (880 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
 France  Austria  Netherlands Branch/service French Royal Army Austrian Imperial Army Royal Netherlands Army Years of service 1773–1815 Rank Field Marshal
Patriarchate of Aquileia (2,445 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
latter was backed by the Venetians. In the December of that year the imperial army captured Udine and, in the following January, Louis of Teck was created
Peter of Brixey (832 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
imperial master took the cross, for he himself shortly followed the imperial army to the Holy Land in 1189 in the company of Gutbert, Lord of Apremont;
Palatines (9,815 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the Palatinates of the Holy Roman Empire, controlled directly by the Holy Roman Emperor. After the fall of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, the Palatine
Hungarian invasions of Europe (5,481 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Battle of Lechfeld in 955, which led to the establishment of the Holy Roman Empire in 962, a new political order in Western Europe. The raids into Byzantine
Battle of Cadore (3,205 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Venetian armies commanded by Bartolomeo d'Alviano and those of the Holy Roman Empire under the leadership of Sixt von Trautson. The battle resulted in
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz (2,934 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Sked, A. (1979). The Survival of the Habsburg Empire: Radetzky, the Imperial Army and the Class War, 1848. Addison-Wesley Longman Limited. ISBN 978-0-582-50711-1
Palman (1,046 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
not help. Broken hearted, he joined knight tournaments all over the Holy Roman Empire where he fought for several years, losing a finger. After returning
Swabian War (5,384 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the interests of the powerful Habsburgs than in the interest of the Holy Roman Empire proved fatal handicaps. When his military high commander fell in the
Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg (3,056 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of Cologne, causing a scandal in the Roman Catholic Church and the Holy Roman Empire, and after his marriage in February 1583, he sought to convert the
Andrea Pisani (admiral) (638 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Brescia. In order to redeem himself, he enlisted as a volunteer in the Imperial army operating in Hungary during the Siege of Buda. In the next year, he
Battle of Raismes (2,495 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Friedrich Wilhelm, Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Kirchberg led a 30,000-strong Imperial army covering Namur, Luxembourg City, and Trier, but this last force was
Prince of Orange (5,298 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Principality originated as the County of Orange, a fief in the Holy Roman Empire, in the Empire's constituent Kingdom of Burgundy. It was awarded to
Battle of Maudach (1,906 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Vann, James Allen. The Swabian Kreis: Institutional Growth in the Holy Roman Empire 1648–1715. Vol. LII, Studies Presented to International Commission
Turenne's Winter Campaign (1,911 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
that resulted in the defeat of an army fielded principally by the Holy Roman Empire and in that army's expulsion from Alsace. The Franco-Dutch War largely
Habsburg–Ottoman wars in Hungary (1526–1568) (2,647 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
retreat, they suffered a defeat at the Battle of Leobersdorf against an imperial army led by Frederick II, Elector Palatine. The Treaty of Constantinople
Pilgrim (archbishop of Cologne) (1,278 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Pilgrimus; c. 985 – 25 August 1036) was a statesman and prelate of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1016 he took charge of the chancery of the Kingdom of Italy, and
Battle of Seneffe (3,203 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Brandenburg-Prussia, Emperor Leopold, and Charles II of Spain. In August 1673, an Imperial army entered the Rhineland; facing war on multiple fronts, Louis withdrew
Georg Wilhelm de Gennin (1,175 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
historians ranging speculation from Siegerland, then County of Nassau, Holy Roman Empire to Lower Saxony, or hailing from the Dutch Republic. He was baptized
Wurmbrand-Stuppach (1,265 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
had immediate status as ruling counts of a small territory of the Holy Roman Empire and as such, the family belonged to high nobility. The founding of
George I of Great Britain (6,790 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
from 1 August 1714 and ruler of the Electorate of Hanover within the Holy Roman Empire from 23 January 1698 until his death in 1727. He was the first British
Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (410 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of Waldeck-Wildungen. During his youth, Francis Josias served in the Imperial Army. The death of his two older brothers Wilhelm Frederick (d. 28 July 1720)
History of the Czech lands (6,544 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
within the sphere of influence of the East Franconia and later the Holy Roman Empire. The duchy sided with the Roman Catholic Church during the East-West
Johann Heinrich von Schmitt (2,219 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Schmitt (1743 – 11 November 1805) was an officer in the Army of the Holy Roman Empire. He was arguably one of the most successful chiefs of staff; he rose
List of massacres in Italy (2,877 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
colonized by Muslims. Siege of Crema 1159 Crema, Lombardy 40 Holy Roman Empire Imperial army under Frederick Barbarossa executes 40 hostages Palermo massacre
Henry I (archbishop of Trier) (169 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Henry was buried in Parma but his remains were later translated to Trier Cathedral. Wilson, Peter H. (2016). The Holy Roman Empire. Allen Lane. v t e
Schwendi (124 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Schwendi, Austrian military commander and general in the Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Empire Laupheim–Schwendi railway, a railway line that connects
Wenzel Joseph von Colloredo (1,803 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Rudolph Joseph von Colloredo-Wallsee (1706–1788), a Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, and Marie Gabriele von Starhemberg (1707–1793). His brothers were
Battle of Schliengen (5,803 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Random House, 2011, Chapter 6. Beginning in the sixteenth century, the Holy Roman Empire was organized loosely into ten "circles", or regional groups of ecclesiastical
History of Tyrol (4,727 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
bridgehead to Italy. In the eleventh century, the Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire granted the counties of Trento, Bolzano, and Vinschgau to the Bishopric
List of battles 1301–1600 (253 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Holy Roman Empire defeats France. Siege of Tournai November – The Holy Roman Empire captures Tournai from France. Siege of Mézières The Holy Roman Empire
History of Germany (41,253 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Francia. In 962, Otto I became the first Holy Roman Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, the medieval German state. During the High Middle Ages, the Hanseatic
Roman Catholic Diocese of Saluzzo (3,338 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
forced to flee, and the town of Saluzzo was taken by the lances of the imperial army. In 1523 and again in 1525 the Marquisate was stricken by the plague
Siege of Kehl (1796–1797) (8,508 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
In 1790, Leopold succeeded his brother Joseph as emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and by 1791, the danger surrounding his sister, Marie Antoinette,
Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (3,166 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
military. He began his military career in the summer of 1694 in the Imperial Army. In later years he participated in the siege of Casale Monferrato (Piedmont)
Stephen IV of Hungary (2,539 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
from Hungary in the summer of 1157. He first sought refuge in the Holy Roman Empire, but received no support from Emperor Frederick I. Shortly afterwards
Franz Xaver von Auffenberg (388 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
dismissed from the army in 1807. List of lieutenant field marshals of the Holy Roman Empire Finke, p.664 Finke, Edmund (1896). Geschichte des k. u. k. ungarischen
Antipope Paschal III (666 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
). Cambridge University Press. p. 882. "Charlemagne: Saint of the Holy Roman Empire?". Reliquarian. 2013-05-02. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09
Irish Russians (806 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
career. Yuri Yurievich Browne, Count von Browne in the nobility of the Holy Roman Empire (1698–1792), was an Irish soldier of fortune who became a full general
Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne (1,876 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Nassau-Hadamar.[better source needed] As an Austrian subject he entered the imperial army at an early age. He distinguished himself by his valor in the Seven
Nine Years' War (14,641 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
September 1688 was designed to extend his influence and pressure the Holy Roman Empire into accepting his territorial and dynastic claims. However, Leopold
Siege of Saint-Omer (5,360 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
need of supplies and gunpowder. Thomas of Carignano, seeing that the Imperial army under Ottavio Piccolomini could not arrive on time, resolved to relieve
Lutici (7,442 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of the uprising of 983, by which they annihilated the rule of the Holy Roman Empire in the Billung and Northern Marches. Hostilities continued until 997
Philippe Charles, 3rd Duke of Arenberg (260 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Flemish roots, quite important in Imperial Spain and later in the Holy Roman Empire, are located for the most part in Arras, Brussels, Cambrai, Coblenz
Treaty of Bärwalde (1,700 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
remained neutral, viewing it as an inheritance dispute within the Holy Roman Empire, and Emperor Ferdinand quickly suppressed the Bohemian Revolt. However
Ottokar II of Bohemia (2,559 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Ottokar's rule, the Přemyslids reached the peak of their power in the Holy Roman Empire. His expectations of the imperial crown, however, were never fulfilled
List of battles of the Italian Wars (2,783 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
mercenaries. 20–30 May 1522: Siege of Genoa (1522). An army of the Holy Roman Empire under the command of the Italian/Spanish General Fernando d'Avalos
Battle of Hard (514 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
corner of Lake Constance, roughly southwest of the town of Bregenz. The Imperial army had deployed its advance guard between the towns of Lustenau and Höchst
Pavle Nestorović (912 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
command units of Serbs he would mobilize to join the Army of the Holy Roman Empire. Branković may have had the intention to marry Nestorović's sister
Ilya Duka (519 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
In 1783 he fought against Polish confederates alongside the Russian Imperial Army and was promoted to aide-de-camp to Major-General Ivan Šević, the grandson
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (7,217 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Southern Italy with hopes of annexing the whole of Italy into the Holy Roman Empire. Otto II himself escaped the battle unharmed but many important imperial
Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia (496 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
walls and towers was first noted in 1391. In the last years of the Holy Roman Empire (1803–06) it was the capital of the short-lived principality of Salm
Virginia de' Medici (1,548 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Ferrara, Modena and Reggio, Princess consort of Carpi, Princess of the Holy Roman Empire, Duchess consort of Chartres and Montargis, Countess consort of Gisors
Tancred, King of Sicily (1,975 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Rome, Henry and Constance were crowned emperor and empress of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Celestine III, and now the pair turned south to claim the
Bolesław I the Brave (6,385 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
for their weight in gold, consolidated Poland's autonomy from the Holy Roman Empire. At the Congress of Gniezno (11 March 1000), Emperor Otto III permitted
Alfons de Requesens (1,216 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
decisions. He served as well as the military vicar of the Austrian Imperial Army. In November 1609, he permitted Father Antonius Remerarius to leave
Duchy of Mantua (1,117 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Mantua became a free commune and strenuously defended itself from the Holy Roman Empire in the 12th and 13th centuries. During the Investiture Controversy
Frederick Bianchi, Duke of Casalanza (1,278 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
which he was arrested and imprisoned in Treviso. Two months later the imperial army reconquered the territories and freed Duke Bianchi. He died at Sauerbrunn
Vratislaus II of Bohemia (1,495 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
later rulers to govern a more unified state. His policy towards the Holy Roman Empire set an example that would be followed in the twelfth century and would
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne (5,813 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Amsterdam. Checked by the Dutch flooding of the land, he invaded the Holy Roman Empire the next year, reaching the Elbe and compelling Brandenburg to abandon
Feud (5,868 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
and the anarchy of the robber barons, and it defined a new standing imperial army to enforce that peace. However, it took a few more decades until the
Alexander Suvorov (21,158 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
He was Count of Rymnik (1789), Graf of the Holy Roman Empire (1789), Feldmarschall of the Holy Roman Empire (1799), Prince of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1799)
Battle of Saint Gotthard (1664) (1,686 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
St. Gotthard in West Hungary (today Hungary). It was fought between Imperial Army forces, including German, Swedish and French contingents, led by Imperial
Gefreiter (1,978 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Juris Militaris Des Heiliges Römisches Reich [Military Law of the Holy Roman Empire] (in German). Vol. 2. Leipzig. Miller, Douglas (1976). The Landsknechts
Henry of Kalden (574 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
bishop. Henry was one of the leaders of the Crusade of 1197 and led the Imperial army to Acre in September, however, the German princes denied his authority
Army of Sambre and Meuse (5,734 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
In 1790, Leopold succeeded his brother Joseph as emperor of the Holy Roman Empire; by 1791, the danger to his sister, Marie Antoinette and her children
List of battles 1601–1800 (33,251 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
France and the Holy Roman Empire Siege of Freiburg 9 - 16 November - France captures Freiburg im Breisgau from Austria and the Imperial army. Siege of Stettin
Princess Marie Victoire d'Arenberg (527 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Serene Highness reflecting the Arenbergs status as Princes of the Holy Roman Empire. She was one of six children, her only surviving brother being Charles
Battle of Blenheim (8,944 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The only forces immediately available for Vienna's defence were the imperial army under Margrave Louis William of Baden of 36,000 men stationed in the
William Maurice II of Isenburg-Philippseich (514 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
career and became a major general in the Upper Rhenish Circle. In the Imperial Army he held the rank of Field Marshal Sergeant General and eventually became
Samson Wertheimer (1,470 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Oppenheimer to procure the money necessary for the equipment of the Imperial Army and for the supply of provisions. After Oppenheimer's failure, and his
Frederick William von Kleist (1,726 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
instructions to plunder and lay waste to the more affluent states of the Holy Roman Empire. Kleist was instructed to seize at least a half million thalers from
John George IV (775 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
refused to agree; and consequently the Saxon troops withdrew from the imperial army, a proceeding which led the chagrined emperor to seize and imprison
County of Lippe (2,611 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Grafschaft Lippe) or Lippe-Detmold was an Imperial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire. It had its origins in a small lordship on the Lippe river, first
Lieutenant field marshal (815 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hungarian Defence Forces. List of lieutenant field marshals of the Holy Roman Empire Ranks in the Austro-Hungarian Navy Rank insignias of the Austro-Hungarian
Martin Bucer (8,834 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Melanchthon on the latter. Bucer believed that the Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire could be convinced to join the Reformation. Through a series of conferences
History of Cologne (11,172 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
status at the end of the 15th century, it was the largest city in the Holy Roman Empire, but only one of several important trading centers between the Scheldt
Habsburg-occupied Serbia (1686–1691) (716 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
in Syrmia. In 1693, Habsburg forces decided to recapture Belgrade. Imperial army, led by duke Charles Eugène de Croÿ, attacked the city and laid the
Siege of Nagykanizsa (1,092 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
After 1597, initial Ottoman victory looked more like stalemate. The imperial army took Győr in 1598 and Székesfehérvár in 1601; the Ottoman army took
1209 (1,333 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
followers. October 21 – Innocent III crowns Otto IV as emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in St. Peter's Basilica at Rome. January 5 – Richard of Cornwall,
March of Ancona (469 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
and the Church over rights and jurisdiction in the March. In 1173, an imperial army under Christian of Mainz invaded the March against pro-papal resistance
Přemyslid dynasty (2,041 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
to the Adriatic Sea. King Ottokar II aspired to the crown of the Holy Roman Empire. His ambitions started the conflict with the House of Habsburg, which
Berthold, Duke of Merania (733 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
and the comital House of Andechs was elevated to Princes of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1186, he accompanied Emperor Frederick's son Henry VI to Italy
War of the Keys (7,746 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
he sought to raise troops abroad. He sent requests throughout the Holy Roman Empire: to the German princes, to the Lombard League and to the Republic
Ludovico Barbiano di Belgiojoso (1728–1801) (1,155 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
was part of the Duchy of Milan which itself formed a part of the Holy Roman Empire at that time. Ludovico's father Count Antonio had served the Habsburg
Norman conquest of southern Italy (8,171 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
rise of two Norman principalities owing nominal allegiance to the Holy Roman Empire: the County of Aversa (later the Principality of Capua) and the County
Philip II of France (7,172 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
driven from Roche-au-Moine and had retreated to his transports that the Imperial Army, with Otto at its head, assembled in the Low Countries. On 27 July 1214
Leopold Eberhard, Duke of Württemberg-Montbéliard (3,257 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Duchy of Savoy, with Revermont and parts of Bresse belonged to the Holy Roman Empire. The eighth and youngest child of Duke George II of Württemberg-Montbéliard
Umbria (2,984 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
context of more general conflicts, either between the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire or between the Guelphs and the Ghibellines. In the early 14th century
Field marshal (3,684 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
sometimes used to mean "subordinate official" or similar. The German Holy Roman Empire and the kingdom of France had officers named Feldmarschall and Maréchal
Oswald von Wolkenstein (2,486 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
bishop Ulrich. In 1430 King Sigismund summoned the nobles of the Holy Roman Empire to a Reichstag in the city of Nuremberg and Oswald with his brother
Brabançons (1,331 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of Brabant active between 1166 and 1214. Brabant was a part of the Holy Roman Empire. The social origins of the Brabançons are uncertain. Some were the
Vilém Kinský (396 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Albrecht Václav Eusebius z Valdštejna Joachim Whaley: Germany and the Holy Roman Empire:Volume I: Maximilian I to the Peace of Westphalia, 1493-1648,Oxford
Schinderhannes (3,898 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
both sides of the Rhine, which was the border between France and the Holy Roman Empire. The legend of Schinderhannes truly emerged from his escape from a
Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg (4,658 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
most ambitious demands was a formal change in the structure of the Holy Roman Empire. Her husband, the late Landgrave William V, had been a staunch opponent
1622 (2,524 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. January 7 – The Holy Roman Empire and Transylvania sign the Peace of Nikolsburg. February 8 – King James
Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 (5,787 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Middle Ages, the Duchy of Austria was an autonomous state within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by the House of Habsburg, and the Kingdom of Hungary was a
Toulon (4,570 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of the Holy Roman Empire, and Toulon surrendered. In 1543, Francis I found a surprising new ally in his battle against the Holy Roman Empire. He invited
Juan Bautista Basset y Ramos (427 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Archduke Charles of Austria, who was later crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire as Emperor Charles VI with the support of Jorge de Darmstadt, the
Taborites (1,688 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Prokop Holý, they set out on campaigns abroad (German parts of the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, Upper and Lower Lusatia, Silesia, and Upper Hungary). In
Frederick Barbarossa (10,506 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of informal and irregular assembly popular among the nobles of the Holy Roman Empire. One took place in 1141 in Strasbourg, another in 1142 in Konstanz
1674 (2,072 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
October 4 The Battle of Entzheim takes place in France with 35,000 Holy Roman Empire troops and 22,000 French defenders during the Franco-Dutch War, with
Frederick Barbarossa (10,506 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of informal and irregular assembly popular among the nobles of the Holy Roman Empire. One took place in 1141 in Strasbourg, another in 1142 in Konstanz
Siege of Naarden (1673) (1,269 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
states to support the Dutch and on 28 August, the Dutch Republic and Holy Roman Empire signed the Treaty of The Hague, soon joined by Spain and the Lorraine
Hohenneuffen Castle (1,344 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
1312 when, during the Reichskrieg, an internal conflict within the Holy Roman Empire following the election of Henry VII as Holy Roman Emperor, it could
Russian hussars (3,318 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
measures to recruit Serbs – in particular, in the Austrian region of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1736, in connection with the outbreak of the Russian–Turkish War
John III Doukas Vatatzes (3,150 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the imperial alliance never ensued; after Conrad's IV death, the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of Sicily were divided. Frederick's other son Manfred
Grand Duchy of Tuscany (6,773 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
to Florence for mutual study. Tuscany was one of the states of the Holy Roman Empire that sided with the Emperor in the Thirty Years War, sending thousands
Military history of Italy (12,803 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Middle Ages in Italy was marked by frequent conflict between the Holy Roman Empire and the Papacy, the latter eventually emerging victorious in that
Mantua (3,896 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
I of Germany, and Mantua thus became a vassal of the newly formed Holy Roman Empire. In the 11th century, Mantua became a possession of Boniface of Canossa
1718 (2,172 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
is hanged at Charleston, after being recaptured. December 17 – The Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Great Britain and Dutch Republic join the Kingdom of France
German revolutions of 1848–1849 (9,602 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the Confederation that inherited the German territory of the former Holy Roman Empire after its dismantlement as a result of the Napoleonic Wars. This process
Generalissimo (1,900 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
 Dominican Republic 1930 Albrecht von Wallenstein Thirty Years' War  Holy Roman Empire 1625 Via the "Principal Decree of the Imperial Deputation" George
Third Silesian War (8,783 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
to retake the lost province and reassert Austria's hegemony in the Holy Roman Empire; after peace was restored, she set about rebuilding her armed forces
Republic of Siena (2,834 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
his general Gian Giacomo Medici to lay siege to it with a Florentine-Imperial army. The Sienese government entrusted its defence to Piero Strozzi. When
Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska (1,116 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Louchier, the Countess of Arco, his mistress. Upon her return in May, the imperial army would not allow him to return to Munich, in violation of the treaty
1630 (2,463 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
War of the Mantuan Succession: Mantua is sacked by an army of the Holy Roman Empire, led by Count Johann von Aldringen. July 24 – The Sibbald baronets
Leopold, Duke of Lorraine (1,266 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Golden Fleece that year. Like his father before him, he entered the Imperial Army and, aged eighteen, took part in the Siege of Timișoara in 1694. Three
Morgan Grace (politician) (590 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
War, the Invasion of Waikato and in subsequent campaigns. He left the Imperial Army, joining the Colonial Forces, and became their Surgeon-General. In 1866
1628 (2,398 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Holy See. April 21 – Generalissimo Albrecht von Wallenstein of the Holy Roman Empire is made Admiral of the Baltic Sea by Emperor Ferdinand II. April 26
Stamira (1,039 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
occupation in 1167. Moreover, to counterbalance the power of the Holy Roman Empire, the Anconitans made a voluntary submission to the Byzantine Emperor
Auguste of Baden-Baden (1,054 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
powerful Thurn und Taxis family and the Postmaster General of the Holy Roman Empire. The second was a French prince, Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans
1620s (29,401 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
receives several counties and lands along the eastern border of the Holy Roman Empire, and Moravia is granted religious freedom. December – The Dutch mathematician
Gustavus Adolphus (5,439 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
intervened on the anti-Imperial side, which at the time was losing to the Holy Roman Empire and its Catholic allies; the Swedish forces would quickly reverse
Solomon, King of Hungary (3,784 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
than ten-year-long period of armed conflicts between Hungary and the Holy Roman Empire. However, Solomon's coronation provoked his uncle, Béla, who had until
Jean-Baptiste Kléber (1,906 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Allegiance  Kingdom of France  Holy Roman Empire  Kingdom of France  French First Republic Service/branch French Royal Army Imperial Army French Revolutionary Army
Museum of Military History, Vienna (7,998 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
dedicated to the history of Europe in the 16th and 17th century. The Holy Roman Empire, of which Vienna became the capital with Emperor Maximilian I (1508-1519)
1590 (2,832 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Thailand. November 29 – A truce is signed between representatives of the Holy Roman Empire (ruled by Emperor Rudolf II) and the Ottoman Empire (ruled by Sultan
Grande Armée (16,568 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Treaty of Pressburg on 26 December 1805, with the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire the following year. The alarming increase of French power in Central
Pierre Daru (1,061 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Conjointly with Berthier and Dejean, he signed the armistice with the Holy Roman Empire which closed the campaign in North Italy in June 1800. Daru now returned
Christoph Bernhard von Galen (854 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
city. At the head of the largest ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire, the prince-bishop, who maintained a strong army, became an important
Military Frontier (4,325 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Ottoman-controlled lands) at the area of Žumberak. In return they would serve in the Imperial army. The remaining local population was also encouraged to remain by receiving
Maritime republics (11,234 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
able to control the peripheral provinces: the Byzantine Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Papal States. The forms of independence that were created
List of treaties (4,951 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
England, Holy Roman Empire, the Papacy, Spain, Burgundy and the Netherlands. 1521 Treaty of Bruges Treaty between England and the Holy Roman Empire during
Dauphin's Cavalry Regiment (5,215 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Wallonian region and cut off any planned support coming from the hostile Holy Roman Empire and the dual monarchy of Brandenburg-Prussia. Just a year into the
Vandal Kingdom (4,744 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Vandals were then shipped back to Constantinople to be absorbed into the imperial army," As a distinct ethnic unit they disappeared, either by fleeing to Spain
Cambrai (17,495 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The bishopric had some limited secular power and depended on the Holy Roman Empire until annexation to France in 1678. Fénelon, nicknamed the "Swan of
Romania in the Middle Ages (9,802 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
15th century. Before this the sale of hides, grain, honey, and wax to the Holy Roman Empire, Venice, and Poland, and the import of silk, weapons and other manufactured
List of noble families of Croatia (851 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the son of Duke Mihovil Stipanović, the title of nobleman of the Holy Roman Empire . The seal with the initials of Duke Gašpar Stipanović is today stored
Bolesław IV the Curly (2,299 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Władysław and his family had to flee across the border with the Holy Roman Empire, at first to Bohemia and later to Germany, accommodated by King Conrad
Peerage of France (2,352 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
electorates, the even more prestigious and powerful first college in the Holy Roman Empire, the other heir of Charlemagne's Frankish empire. The twelve original
Charles the Bold (5,052 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
passed to the Holy Roman Empire. Throughout the early modern wars of religion and down to 1945, the border between the Holy Roman Empire and the kingdom
Frisian freedom (18,901 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
eleventh-century inscription referring to Frisians fighting for the Holy Roman Empire against the Saracens in the south of Italy in the mid ninth century
Pope Clement VII (8,488 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Giulio negotiated an alliance on behalf of the Church, to support the Holy Roman Empire against France. That autumn, Giulio helped lead a victorious Imperial-Papal
Foreign relations of the Byzantine Empire (6,434 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the Empire of the Franks and what would later become known as the Holy Roman Empire. It would not be until the 19th century that the term "Empire of the
Army of the Rhine and Moselle (6,644 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
In 1790, Leopold succeeded his brother Joseph as emperor of the Holy Roman Empire; by 1791, the danger to his sister, Marie Antoinette and her children
Giorgio Basta (2,357 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
(aged 56–57) Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia Allegiance Spain  Holy Roman Empire Service/branch Imperial Army Rank General Battles/wars French Wars of Religion Siege
Anne de Montmorency, 1st Duke of Montmorency (36,147 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
he led the royal campaign to seize the Three Bishoprics from the Holy Roman Empire, though was overshadowed by the glory Guise attained in the defence
Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller (754 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
January 1744(1744-01-26) (aged 60) Vienna Allegiance  Holy Roman Empire Service/branch Imperial Army Rank Generalfeldmarschall Battles/wars Great Turkish
Ulrik of Denmark (1611–1633) (1,848 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
with prebendaries in Lutheran-ruled prince-bishoprics within the Holy Roman Empire. In 1622 Ulrik received a canonicate at Bremen Cathedral chapter,
1480s (6,970 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of France, as does the Provence, which until then was part of the Holy Roman Empire. December 26 – Battle of Westbroek: Holland defeats the troops of
1670s (22,151 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
River. March 18 – Petar Zrinski, the Viceroy of Croatia within the Holy Roman Empire, issues a proclamation urging Croatians to rebel against the Habsburg
Denis, Palatine of Hungary (2,152 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Frederick began to normalize bilateral relations between Hungary and the Holy Roman Empire in early 1177. After the talks, Christian, Archbishop of Mainz (Frederick's
National day (536 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
National Day, alliance between Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden against the Holy Roman Empire in 1291  Syria 17 April Evacuation Day, end of French colonial rule
Kakheti (4,945 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
diplomatic relations with the Popes and Christian Monarchs of the West – Holy Roman Empire, Spain, France, Prussia, Naples etc. calling them for aid against
Baltic Germans (6,401 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Terra Mariana confederation, under the protection of Roman Popes and Holy Roman Empire. After the heavy defeat in the 1236 Battle of Saule the Livonian Brothers
Frankfurt (Oder) (2,979 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Battle of Frankfurt an der Oder between the Swedish Empire and the Holy Roman Empire. After a two-day siege, Swedish forces, supported by Scottish auxiliaries
History of Islam in southern Italy (7,127 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
I in 886 also encouraged the Muslims to attack Calabria, where the imperial army was defeated in the summer of 888. However, the first inner revolt was
Roman Empire (27,865 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
traditions. Several states claimed to be the Roman Empire's successor. The Holy Roman Empire was established in 800 when Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as Roman
1110s (7,497 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
return, Paschal promises to crown him emperor and to restore to the Holy Roman Empire all the lands given to the German church (since the time of Charlemagne)
National Diet (3,413 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
common name for an assembly in medieval European polities like the Holy Roman Empire. The Meiji Constitution was largely based on the form of constitutional
Imperator totius Hispaniae (12,638 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
points the king's equality with the rulers of the Byzantine Empire and Holy Roman Empire, his rule by conquest or military superiority, his rule over several
1200s (decade) (12,583 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
mustering an expeditionary army (mainly forces from France and the Holy Roman Empire) at Paris. On February 23, Baldwin IX, count of Flanders and his brother
History of Denmark (14,076 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
for the king. Christianity brought with it some support from the Holy Roman Empire. It also allowed the king to dismiss many of his opponents who adhered
Byzantine–Hungarian War (1149–1155) (4,767 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Norman conquest of southern Italy so he made an alliance with the Holy Roman Empire against the ambitions of Roger II of Sicily. In this context, the
Hungarian Defence Forces (5,487 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
different tactics, based on a recognition of their own and the enemies' (Holy Roman Empire, Pechenegs, Uzes, Cumans, Mongols, Byzantine Empire) abilities and
1710s (30,815 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
November 15 – The Third Barrier Treaty is signed by Britain, the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic. November 28 – The application of the Nueva
List of revolutions and rebellions (14,311 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Dózsa was executed 1515 Slovene peasant revolt Holy Roman Empire Peasants Revolt put down by Holy Roman Empire mercenaries 1515–1523 Arumer Zwarte Hoop Habsburg
Heraclius (6,069 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
became popular, especially in France, the Italian Peninsula, and the Holy Roman Empire. The story was included in the Golden Legend, the famous 13th-century
France in the early modern period (7,214 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
War (1618–1648) which had broken out among the lands of Germany's Holy Roman Empire. An English-backed Huguenot rebellion (1625–1628) defeated, France
August von Herder (2,231 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
removal of Prussian power from central Germany and an end to the Holy Roman empire, so there could be no longer any Electorate of Saxony: Saxony became
Matthias Corvinus (11,300 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Matthias when Frederick promised him to make him governor of the Holy Roman Empire. Although the joint troops of the Emperor and the rebellious lords
Timeline of Prague (2,333 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Coronation of Charles IV as King of Bohemia; Prague becomes capital of the Holy Roman Empire. 1348 – New Town founded outside Prague city walls. 1354 - Public
Theodoric the Great (6,514 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
arithmetic while in captivity in the Eastern Empire. When Leo heard that his imperial army was retreating from the Goths near Pannonia, he sent Theodoric home
Princess Cecilia of Sweden (3,990 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the German Roman Emperor and the Pope. As margravine within the Holy Roman Empire, she had the right to a seat at the empirical German-Roman assembly
Emirate of Sicily (5,000 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
these "Christian" armies and the presence of Muslim contingents in the imperial army remained a reality even under Manfred and Conradin. The House of Hohenstaufen
Wilhelm Mier (690 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
to the Clan Muir. His father was a major general in the Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Empire, and the commander of the Petrovaradin Fortress. He served
John of Brienne (5,449 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
fortifications at Caesarea and Atlit. After new troops arrived from the Holy Roman Empire in April, they decided to invade Egypt. They elected John supreme
Croats (16,077 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
During his reign, Croatia retained its sovereignty from both the Holy Roman Empire and Byzantine rule, and became a fully recognized state. After Branimir's
Polish–Russian War of 1792 (4,916 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
numbered 300,000 troops overall; The Prussian Army and Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Empire, 200,000 each). A major opportunity for reform presented
Nationalism (21,282 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
abolished many of the old or medieval relics, such as dissolving the Holy Roman Empire in 1806. He imposed rational legal systems and demonstrated how dramatic
Goito (5,597 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
and pardoned the Mantuans for their insubordination against the Holy Roman Empire. In 1250, the castle was chosen for an Imperial Diet by Conrad IV
List of French military leaders (23 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Bouvines against the combined forces of England, Flanders and the Holy Roman Empire in 1214; France emerged as the most powerful state in Europe. Louis
1798 (9,076 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
(anonymously) in London. Nathan Mayer Rothschild moves from Frankfurt in the Holy Roman Empire to England, settling up in business as a textile trader and financier
Guy Aldonce de Durfort, 1st Duke of Quintin (2,940 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
of the Rhine Army. On 26 January 1679 France made peace with the Holy Roman Empire in the Treaties of Nijmegen ending the Franco-Dutch War. On 19 March
1550s (26,628 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Protestant reformer Primož Trubar, is printed in Schwäbisch Hall, Holy Roman Empire. Nostradamus' first almanac is written. Approximate date – The discovery
1590s (24,155 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Thailand. November 29 – A truce is signed between representatives of the Holy Roman Empire (ruled by Emperor Rudolf II) and the Ottoman Empire (ruled by Sultan
Arab–Byzantine wars (8,849 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Islam, and Charlemagne without Mahomet would be inconceivable." The Holy Roman Empire of Charlemagne's successors would later come to the aid of the Byzantines