Well, before Germany became Germany, it was known as the Holy Roman Empire. The Holy Roman Empire captured Prussia.
The Holy Roman Empire was also called Germany. Strictly speaking the two were not identical, as medieval people used the name Germany to mean places where German was spoken; some of these were not in the Holy Roman Empire and some parts of the Holy Roman Empire were not German speaking.
The Holy Roman Empire had nothing to do with the Romans. It was a medieval institution centred around Germany. The Roman republic became an empire by expansion both before and after the Punic wars.
Germany
Actually, Germany did not exist in the sixteenth century, there were many individual German states in that part of the Holy Roman Empire which came to be what we now know as Germany. The Holy Roman Empire was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor, and the individual principalities were ruled by princes.
Well, before Germany became Germany, it was known as the Holy Roman Empire. The Holy Roman Empire captured Prussia.
The Holy Roman Empire was also called Germany. Strictly speaking the two were not identical, as medieval people used the name Germany to mean places where German was spoken; some of these were not in the Holy Roman Empire and some parts of the Holy Roman Empire were not German speaking.
The Holy Roman Empire had nothing to do with the Romans. It was a medieval institution centred around Germany. The Roman republic became an empire by expansion both before and after the Punic wars.
Voltaire said the Holy Roman Empire was not 'Holy, Roman, or an Empire.'
Germany
Holy Roman Empire.
Actually, Germany did not exist in the sixteenth century, there were many individual German states in that part of the Holy Roman Empire which came to be what we now know as Germany. The Holy Roman Empire was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor, and the individual principalities were ruled by princes.
the holy roman empire was not holy, roman or an empire - Voltaire
The Holy Roman Empire.
Otto I (Holy Roman Empire - Germany)
... are you serious? The Papacy is the office of the Pope (the head of the Catholic church) and the Holy Roman Empire was an empire consisting of modern Germany, Flanders, Switzerland, northern Italy and a couple of other small territories. The Holy Roman Empire lasted from 962-1806.
It was part of (and to a large extent was) the Holy Roman Empire, of which it was sometimes said that it was neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. However, the German states were not under foreign rule.