{{Middle Ages}}[[Image:Western_Empire_887.gif|thumbnail|right|300px|The Empire in 887]]
{{Middle Ages}}[[Image:Western_Empire_887.gif|thumbnail|right|300px|The Empire in 887]]
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The '''Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation''' (sometimes called the First Reich), from 900 to 1806 AD was the territory in Europe, loosely under the authority of the Holy Roman Emperor. In practice the constituent states ruled themselves.
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The '''Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation''' (sometimes called the '''First Reich'''), from 800 to 1806 AD was the territory in Europe, loosely under the authority of the Holy Roman Emperor. In practice the constituent states ruled themselves.