the holy roman empire
101Empire of Nicaea — Roman Empire of Nicaea Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn Empire of the Romans ← …
102Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Strasbourg — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Strasbourg (French: Archidiocèse de Strasbourg; German: Erzbistum Straßburg; Latin: Archidioecesis Argentoratensis o Argentinensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The… …
103Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor — (1503–1564) Born in Spain, Archduke Ferdinand I was the offspring of the Spanish–Austrian marriage arranged in 1495 by his grandfather, Emperor Maximilian I. His father was Maximilian’s son, Prince Philip (1478–1506), his mother Princess Juana …
104Roman Catholicism in France — The Roman Catholic Church of France, sometimes called the eldest daughter of the Church owing to its early and unbroken communion (2nd century) with the bishop of Rome, is part of the worldwide Catholic Church. The French church is under the… …
105The General Crisis — is the term used by some historians to describe the period of widespread conflict and instability that occurred from the early 17th century to the early 18th century in Europe and in more recent historiography in the world at large. Contents 1… …
106The Legislative Assembly and the fall of the French monarchy — The French Revolution was a period in the history of France covering the years 1789 to 1799, in which republicans overthrew the Bourbon monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church perforce underwent radical restructuring. This article covers the one… …
107Holy League — may refer to:* Holy League (1495), AKA League of Venice , alliance of several opponents of French hegemony in Italy, arranged by Pope Alexander VI * League of Cambrai, anti Venetian alliance that included Louis XII of France, Holy Roman Emperor… …
108Roman Catholic Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato — The diocese of La Spezia Sarzana Brugnato is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Liguria, northern Italy, created in 1986. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Genoa. The historic diocese of Luni (earlier Luna) was united to the… …
109The Thirty Years War — The Thirty Years War † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Thirty Years War The Thirty Years War (1618 48), though pre eminently a German war, was also of great importance for the history of the whole of Europe, not only because nearly all… …
110empire — (n.) early 14c., from O.Fr. empire rule, authority, kingdom, imperial rule, from L. imperium rule, command, from imperare to command, from im in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + parare to order, prepare (see PARE (Cf. pare)). Not etymologi …
