Essays Tagged: "Holy Roman Empire"
30 Years War
The Thirty Years War was a series of conflicts that began in the early 17th century in the Holy Roman Empire and eventually most of Europe. The basis of the war began as a conflict between th ... t views concerning how the corrupt Roman Catholic Church should be run. Although the war began as a holy war it eventually transcended into a political struggle. The war is divided into four different ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
The Thirty Years' War. The Hapsburg's demise
s in European history. This war, a war of religion, involved most of Western Europe, especially the Holy Roman Empire. The Thirty Years' War marked the decline socially, politically, and economically ... as to resort to the uses of mercenaries, a factor that contributed to further economic decline. The Holy Roman Empire then had to depend on soldiers of fortune for the remaining 16 years of the war. T ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
St. Thomas Aquinas
today was part of a single Latin culture, very much influenced by the Roman Catholic Church and the Holy Roman Empire. 'The Emperor Frederick II ruled from Germany to Sicily' and 'his ambitions confli ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
Italian Rennaissance and Reformation Era Study Notes
n the early 1300's.- At the dawn of the Renaissance, much of Italy was supposedly controlled by the Holy Roman Empire.- However, the emperors lived in Germany and had little power over their Italian l ... primarily to the Mediterranean countries, as well as to Hungary, Poland, and small areas within the Holy Roman Empire. But while the church lost much ground in Europe to Protestantism, it achieved eno ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
The Greatest King of Franks: Charlemagne, is about the hitorical significance and what led him to such a significant reign.
This was also known as the Carolingian Renaissance. His empire was the basis for the theory of the Holy Roman Empire. It is quite conclusive why Charlemagne was said to be the father of the Middle Ag ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
Germany's rise of political power
early Middle Ages, Germany had the most advanced political systems of its time. It was ruled by the Holy Roman Empire (known as the First Reich). But the German part of the Holy Roman Empire started t ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > German History
Biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 943 words. His family, childhood, and works are mentioned in this relatively short bio.
ttliet. His father, Leopold, was a composer, author, and a great violinist in the Archbishop of the Holy Roman Empire's orchestra. He taught him to play the piano at the age of four. By the time Mozar ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers
Feudalism in the middle ages.
d political, social, religious, and economical aspects of the Middle Ages.The fall of Charlemange's Holy Roman Empire caused feudalism to emerge as the new political system in medieval Europe. The Hol ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
Brief history of the Thirty Years War.
the Catholic King Ferdinand. It spread through Europe because of the constitutional frailty of the Holy Roman Empire, the inability of the German states to act in concert, and the ambitions of other ... lation; devastation of German agriculture; ruin of German commerce and industry; the breakup of the Holy Roman Empire, which was a mere shell in the succeeding centuries; and the decline of Hapsburg g ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > International Organizations & Conflicts
The Rise of the French in Medieval Europe, 400-1200
aw a great many changes, both in leadership and society. Three families ruled the region within the Holy Roman Empire: the Merovingians, the Carolingians, and the Capetians. The most significant of th ... military minds. Ruling from 768-814 A.D., Charlemagne became not only king, but also emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Charlemagne is known for having a great military mind; however, his style of gove ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
The Thirty Years War
powers (France, Sweden, Denmark, England, the United Provinces) against the unity and power of the Holy Roman Empire as represented by the Hapsburgs, allied with the Catholic princes, and against the ... nobles in Bohemia, which was under Hapsburg domination, against the Catholic king Ferdinand (later Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II). It spread through Europe because of the constitutional frailty of ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History
A 3-5 essay on otto the great
o really was Otto the great? Otto the great was a person who wanted to begin consolidation with the Holy Roman Empire, he led the Battle of Lechfield, and he was crowned emperor in 962.Otto began cons ... he led the Battle of Lechfield, and he was crowned emperor in 962.Otto began consolidation with the Holy Roman Empire in 936 AD. He was considered by many historians to be the founder of the Holy Roma ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > Roman History
Its breif history about greece, age of exploration etc
.Middle east was rich in culture - advanced in thinking - influenced Italians2.Free of control from Holy Roman Empire and Popesa.Pope was in Avignon - ppl had freeeedom3.Located in center former Roman ... IEVERSa.Your responsibility for own salvation/reading Bible= INDIVIDUALISMPope excommunicates LutherHoly Roman Emperor calls Luther to COUNCIL OF WORMS - declares him a HERETICGerman princes support L ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
Life and times of Charlemagne
statesman, he gained more power and respect from Europe by working with the Pope to strengthen the Holy Roman Empire. However, he also spread and imposed Christianity, created learning centres, and s ... s a statesman, Charlemagne was more dominant than any other ruler in Europe. He was crowned as the 'Holy Roman Emperor', and united the strongest religious and military sects into an all-powerful king ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
Is Latgalian a language?
ry different history. Together with Kurzeme (together with Zemgale) and Vidzeme it duly belonged to Holy Roman Empire, Poland- Lithuania, Russia. While ruled by Russian empire- there was a very import ...
Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays
Comparing the Renaissance and Middle Ages
es, Western Europe was part of the Roman Empire. After the Middle Ages, Western Europe included the Holy Roman Empire, the kingdoms of England and France, and a number of smaller states. The history o ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Marie Antoinette, Queen of France
the youngest and most beautiful daughter of Francis I and Maria Theresa, Emperor and Empress of the Holy Roman Empire. Marie Antoinette was brought up believing her destiny was to become queen of Fran ... ----------------Other Monarchs in the Lucidcafé LibraryAugustus Caesar of RomeCharlemagne of Holy Roman EmpireNapoleon I of FranceQueen Elizabeth I of EnglandQueen Elizabeth II of Great Britain ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
The Reasons why the Renaissance started in Italy
gnificent past came back and told them to get their act in gear, and they listened. With the Holy Roman Empire and all this church rubble going around, I'm sure the Italians wanted stability an ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Catherine, Frederick and Louis - Unenlightened Despots in an Enlightened Age
sm" of the absolutist leaders was more in keeping with the tyrannical rulers of the pre-reformation Holy Roman Empire than with the democratic republic of modern America. Three of the most prominent a ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
Catherine, Frederick and Louis - Unenlightened Tyrants in an Enlightened Age
sm" of the absolutist leaders was more in keeping with the tyrannical rulers of the pre-reformation Holy Roman Empire than with the democratic republic of modern America. Three of the most prominent a ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History