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Holy Roman Empire

Explore 40 rulers of Holy Roman Empire in chronological order — from the earliest reign in our dataset through the Central Europe polity's recorded succession.

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  1. Portrait of Charlemagne

    Charlemagne

    800–814

  2. Portrait of Charles the Bald

    Charles the Bald

    875–877

  3. Portrait of Guy III of Spoleto

    Guy III of Spoleto

    889–894

  4. Portrait of Lambert II of Spoleto

    Lambert II of Spoleto

    894–898

  5. Portrait of Louis the Blind

    Louis the Blind

    901–905

  6. Portrait of Berengar I of Italy

    Berengar I of Italy

    915–924

  7. Portrait of Otto I the Great

    Otto I the Great

    962–973

  8. Portrait of Otto II

    Otto II

    973–983

  9. Portrait of Otto III

    Otto III

    996–1002

  10. Portrait of Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor

    Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor

    1014–1024

  11. Portrait of Conrad II

    Conrad II

    1027–1039

  12. Portrait of Henry III

    Henry III

    1046–1056

  13. Portrait of Henry IV

    Henry IV

    1084–1106

  14. Portrait of Henry V

    Henry V

    1111–1125

  15. Portrait of Lothair III

    Lothair III

    1133–1137

  16. Portrait of Frederick Barbarossa

    Frederick Barbarossa

    1155–1190

  17. Portrait of Henry VI

    Henry VI

    1191–1197

  18. Portrait of Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor

    Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor

    1209–1218

  19. Portrait of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor

    Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor

    1220–1250

  20. Portrait of Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor

    Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor

    1312–1313

  21. Portrait of Louis IV of Bavaria

    Louis IV of Bavaria

    1328–1347

  22. Portrait of Charles IV

    Charles IV

    1355–1378

  23. Portrait of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor

    Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor

    1433–1437

  24. Portrait of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor

    Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor

    1452–1493

  25. Portrait of Maximilian I

    Maximilian I

    1508–1519

  26. Portrait of Charles V

    Charles V

    1519–1556

  27. Portrait of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor

    Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor

    1556–1564

  28. Portrait of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor

    Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor

    1564–1576

  29. Portrait of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor

    Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor

    1576–1612

  30. Portrait of Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor

    Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor

    1612–1619

  31. Portrait of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor

    Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor

    1619–1637

  32. Portrait of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor

    Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor

    1637–1657

  33. Portrait of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor

    Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor

    1658–1705

  34. Portrait of Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor

    Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor

    1705–1711

  35. Portrait of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor

    Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor

    1711–1740

  36. Portrait of Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor

    Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor

    1742–1745

  37. Portrait of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor

    Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor

    1745–1765

  38. Portrait of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor

    Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor

    1765–1790

  39. Portrait of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor

    Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor

    1790–1792

  40. Portrait of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor

    Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor

    1792–1806

  41. Became the Austrian Empire

    Holy Roman Empire dissolved, 1806

    Austria