Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (11606 bytes)
1: ...ld_II.jpg|thumb|250px|Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II]]
3: ...one of the so-called "[[enlightened absolutism|enlightened monarchs]]".
5: ...f Spain]], and on the death of his father Francis I ([[August 13]], [[1765]]) he succeeded to the gra...
7: ...ublic works, such as the drainage of the Val di Chiana.
9: ... of the religious houses, or to put the clergy entirely under the control of the lay power.

Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (12148 bytes)
1: [[image:Leopold_I_Holy_Roman_Emperor.jpg|right|]]
2: ...fe [[Maria Anna]], daughter of [[Philip III of Spain]].
4: ==Early life==
6: ...ose elevation would break the [[Habsburg]] succession.
8: ...czi]], a rebellious vassal of the [[Hungary|Hungarian]] crown.

Holy Roman Emperor (3271 bytes)
1: ...ence from the [[10th century]] until its collapse in [[1806]].
3: ...ieval theory, referred to as ''[[translatio imperii]].''
5: ...Roman Empire itself, was only used in later centuries.
7: ...e, for example in the [[Investiture Controversy]] in the [[11th century]].
9: ... in [[1356]] until [[1623]], when, during the [[Thirty Years' War]], more electors were added.

Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (2432 bytes)
1: [[Image:Ferdinand2.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
3: ...of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] during most of the Thirty Years' War.
5: ...onore Gonzaga]] (1598-1655), whom he married in [[Innsbruck]], 1622.
7: ...Reformation]] and of absolutist rule during the Thirty Years' War.
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Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (3673 bytes)
1: ...II.jpg|thumb|250px|Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II]]
3: ...ror of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] from 1564 until his death.
5: ...t Maximilian displaced Philip as heir to the Imperial throne.
7: ...om the succession. Officially he remained a Catholic.
9: .... This failed because of [[Spain|Spanish]] opposition.

Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (3359 bytes)
1: ...udolf2.jpg|thumb|200px|Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II]]
3: ... [[Holy Roman Empire]], king of [[Bohemia]], and king of [[Hungary]].
5: ... was Maria, a daughter of [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]].
7: ... of his family began to intervene in imperial affairs.
9: ...Rudolf's turbulent reign was a prelude to the [[Thirty Years' War]].

Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (3735 bytes)
1: ...es VI.jpg|thumb|250px|Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI]]
3: ...I, Holy Roman Emperor|Leopold I]] with his third wife ''Eleonore-Magdalena of Pfalz-Neuburg''.
5: His educator was [[Anton Florian of Liechtenstein]].
7: ...n of Spain led to the [[War of the Spanish Succession]].
9: ...'s throne. In 1711 he was made Holy Roman Emperor in [[Frankfurt]].

Mathias, Holy Roman Emperor (3457 bytes)
1: ...ge:Mathias.jpg|thumb|150px|Holy Roman Emperor Mathias]]
3: ...ienna]] on [[February 24]], [[1557]] and died in Vienna on [[March 20]], 1619.
5: ...emia ([[1618]]), succeeded Matthias as Holy Roman emperor.
7: ...n: ''Mátyás'',Romanian: ''Matei'', Croatian: ''Matija''
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Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (4516 bytes)
1: ...mpire|Holy Roman Emperor]] of the Saxon or [[Ottonian]] dynasty.
3: ...his father as Duke of Bavaria in [[995]] as Henry IV.
5: ...t would be a year before he was universally recognized.
7: ...ain [[Lusatia]] and [[Misnia]] but gave up [[Bohemia]].
9: ...reasserted his control and attended a synod at Pavia where he advocated Church reform.

Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (2415 bytes)
1: ... [[Holy Roman Empire|Holy Roman Emperor]]. Louis died on [[October 11]], [[1347]].
3: ...as married to Beatrix von Silesia-Glogau. Their children were:
4: * [[Louis V the Brandenburger]], duke of Bavaria, born [[1316]]
5: * [[Stephen II of Bavaria]], duke of Bavaria, born [[1317]]
7: ... married [[Margaret of Holland]], countess of [[Hainaut]] and [[Holland]].

Lothar II, Holy Roman Emperor (1913 bytes)
1: [[de:Lothar III. (HRR)]]
4: ...of [[Germany]] in 1125 and [[Holy Roman Emperor]] in 1133.
6: ...n as emperor), and Frederick's brother [[Conrad III]].
8: ...cted (1138) king of the Romans, ruling as emperor in all but name, though he was never crowned as suc...
10: ...n the monastery church of [[Koenigslutter|Königslutter]].

Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1757 bytes)
1: ...own election as king, assuming the imperial crown in [[1111]].
3: ...ir spiritual offices, the Emperor with their lay rights.
5: ...Henry I of England]], at [[Mainz]]. They had no children.
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9: ...ed by:<br>'''[[Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry IV]]'''

Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (4920 bytes)
1: ...image:Ferdinand_I_(1503-1564).jpg|right|Ferdinand I Habsburg]]
2: ...during his life ruled over Austria, Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary.
4: ...06) and his wife [[Joanna of Castile|Juana of Castile]] (1479-1555).
6: ...e Romans'', making him his brother's designated heir.
8: ...he support of his brother [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles]].

Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (2224 bytes)
1: ...) was king of Germany 1190-1197, and [[Holy Roman Emperor]] 1191-1197.
3: ...a year after [[Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor]] died.
5: ...lands of the empire and deeply alarmed other [[Mediterranean]] powers.
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9: ...br>'''[[Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick I]]'''

Wenceslaus, Holy Roman Emperor (2056 bytes)
1: ...(ruled [[1378]] - [[1400]]) and as king of [[Bohemia]] (ruled [[1378]] - 1419).
3: ...ceslaus refused for a decade to renounce the Imperial crown.
5: ...rings of the [[Hussite Wars]] which would follow his death.
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9: ...y:<br>'''[[Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles IV]]'''

Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (3554 bytes)
1: ...68]] - [[December 9]], [[1437]]) was [[Holy Roman Emperor]] from [[1433]] to [[1437]].
3: ...d.jpeg|thumb|right|300px|(Non-contemporary) portrait by [[Albrecht Dürer]]]]
5: ...les IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles IV]], was born in [[Nuremberg]].
7: ...t the [[Battle of Nicopolis]] (now Nikopol, Bulgaria).
9: ...II]], [[Counts of Celje|Count of]] [[Celje]] (Cilli).

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (5326 bytes)
1: ...milian_I.png|right|250px|thumb|Emperor Maximilian I]]
2: ...2]], [[1519]]) was [[Holy Roman Empire|Holy Roman Emperor]]
4: ==Life and reign in the Habsburg hereditary lands==
5: ...ounty of Burgundy|Free County of Burgundy]] following Charles's death, though [[France]] took Burgund...
7: ...ke [[Galeazzo Maria Sforza]] of [[Dukes of Milan|Milan]].

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (10859 bytes)
1: ...eph_II.jpg|thumb|250px|Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II]]
3: ...one of the so-called "[[enlightened absolutism|enlightened monarchs]]".
5: ...s composing the [[Austria]]n dominions and the Empire.
7: ...opold II, Holy Roman Emperor|Leopold II]], all enlightened rulers of the [[18th century]] stamp.
9: ...n [[1777]], judged him to be "ambitious and despotic".

Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (10463 bytes)
1: ...humb|right|200px|Frederick in a 13th century Chronicle]]
2: ...he Empire's princely electors as heir to the Imperial crown.
4: ...Frankfurt]] on the 4th of March and crowned at [[Aix-la-Chapelle]] ([[Aachen]]) several days after.
6: ... support the Pope in his relations with the rebellious subjects of Rome.
8: ...]], also known as [[Franche Comté]] to his possessions.

Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (3750 bytes)
1: ...seph_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor.jpg|thumb|150px|Joseph I.]]
3: ...ughter of Philip William of Neuburg, elector palatine.
5: ...lmina Amalia, daughter of Duke Frederick of Brunswick-Luneburg, by whom he had two daughters.
7: ...th Francis Rákóczi II, who eventually took refuge in France.
9: ... Holy Roman Emperor|Charles VI]]. Joseph died in Vienna, of [[smallpox]].

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