Holy Roman Empire

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The Holy Roman Empire (German: Heiliges Römisches Reich {{Audio|De-Heiliges_Römisches_Reich-pronunciation.ogg|listen}}, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium, see names and designations of the empire) was a political conglomeration of lands in Central Europe in the Middle Ages and the early modern period. Emerging from the eastern part of the Frankish realm after its division in the Treaty of Verdun (843), it lasted almost a millennium, until its dissolution in 1806. By the 18th century, it consisted of the larger part of modern Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Liechtenstein, Slovenia, Belgium, and Luxembourg, as well as large parts of modern Poland and small parts of the Netherlands. Previously, it had included all of the Netherlands and Switzerland, and parts of modern France and Italy.

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