Holy Roman Emperor

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1. historicalAn emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

plural Holy Roman emperors

1. Alternative letter-case form of Holy Roman Emperor.

   The Holy Roman emperor Charlemagne once ruled a swath of western Europe from Aachen.

   2018 May 10, Geir Moulson, Christoph Noelting, “France’s [Emmanuel] Macron backs European unity amid US tensions”, in The Seattle Times, Seattle, W.A.: The Seattle Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 May 2018

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   It [Luxembourg] produced three Holy Roman emperors, several kings of Bohemia and a fair share of archbishops. Perhaps Luxembourg’s most lasting impression on the empire was the Golden Bull of 1365,^([sic]) a decree that would determine how Holy Roman emperors would be elected for over four centuries, until the empire’s dissolution in 1806.

   2012 April 17, Frank Jacobs, “Who’s Afraid of Greater Luxembourg?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2012

   Charles – the Holy Roman emperor and king of Spain – was one of the most powerful men of the 16th century, presiding over a vast empire that took in much of western Europe and the Americas during a reign of more than 40 years. […] This article was amended on 25 November 2022 to clarify that Charles V was the Holy Roman emperor. A previous version described him as the “Roman emperor”.

   2022 November 25, Agence France-Presse in Nancy, “Emperor Charles V's secret code cracked after five centuries”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Nov 2022

   Neither the Allies nor the Axis felt the need to destroy the city during World War II. Prague held on to its shimmering rooftops and medieval bridges built by Holy Roman emperors.

   2024 July 10, Jaroslav Kalfar, “Read Your Way Through Prague”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Jul 2024

plural holy Roman emperors

1. Alternative letter-case form of Holy Roman Emperor.

   When this nation [the United States] was founded, there was a holy Roman emperor; Venice was a Republic, France was ruled by a king, China by an emperor, Japan by a shogun, Russia by a czar.

   1973 May 16, John Gardner, “The Colonies Will Overcome”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Nov 2025

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   Their host was Helmut Kohl, who took them to his home town of Oggersheim, and to lunch at his favourite bistro and to the cathedral at Speyer, where the first holy Roman emperors - the first pan-Europeans - were buried.

   2002 June 18, Joe Klein, “How Germany was suffocated”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2013

   Europe’s financial hub is far more rewarding than you might imagine. It has a traditionally restored old town [Frankfurt], complete with the chance to ascend the tower of St Bartholomew’s (location for medieval coronations of holy Roman emperors), though with some questionable 1960s embellishments.

   2024 June 7, Simon Calder, “Euro 2024: How to follow England and Scotland in Germany this summer – and what to do in each city”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 May 2024