someone tell me about the history of the holy roman empire, please~<3
or just parts and cool bits of it~<3

@TipsyTentacle depends on what you mean! the first "Holy Roman Emperor" was Charles the Great (Charlemagne), whom the pope named as such on Christmas Day in A.D. 800. His line of succession, the Carolingian dynasty, is considered by some to be the start of the "Holy Roman Empire", but I think the consensus is that the "Holy Roman Empire" as an entity began its existence when Otto I of Saxony consolidated power in Germany and Northern Italy, eventually being (like Charles) crowned "Holy Roman Emperor" by the pope, this time in A.D. 962.

@TipsyTentacle The Holy Roman Empire fluctuated widely in extent and power over the next several centuries; despite the name "Roman" the center of gravity of the Empire was always German, and its hold over the Italian provinces was never very secure. Eventually the Holy Roman Emperor devolved into an increasingly loose and invertebrate association of German principalities, with hundreds of little kings and dukes and barons all controlling their own terrorities in the name of a weak, figurehead Emperor. The last really strong Holy Roman Emperor was Charles V of Spain.

@kara_dreamer thank you <3 <3 <3 youre so wonderful~<3