{{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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Ca. 900 to 1806 AD, A wide stretch of land mainly in [[Europe]], ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor.
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The '''Holy Roman Empire''' (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.