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| Question | % correct |
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Which Frankish king was crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor by the pope on Christmas Day in 800? | 100% |
Which Habsburg emperor ruled an empire "on which the sun never set" before abdicating in 1556? | 100% |
Which emperor dissolved the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 under pressure from Napoleon? | 100% |
Which medieval emperor, nicknamed "Barbarossa," drowned in a river while on the Third Crusade? | 100% |
Which dynasty held the imperial title almost continuously from 1438 until the empire's end in 1806? | 100% |
Which Saxon king, crowned in 962, revived the imperial title and earned the name "the Great"? | 100% |
Which emperor stood barefoot in the snow at Canossa in 1077 to beg the pope's forgiveness? | 100% |
Which 13th-century emperor, ruling from Sicily and dubbed "stupor mundi," sparred constantly with the papacy? | 100% |
Which emperor issued the 1356 Golden Bull that fixed the rules for electing future emperors? | 100% |
Which emperor presided over the 1521 Diet of Worms, where Martin Luther was condemned? | 0% |
Which "enlightened" emperor, son of Maria Theresa, pushed sweeping reforms in the 1780s? | 100% |
Which emperor, called "the last knight," built Habsburg power through marriage alliances around 1500? | 100% |
Which emperor convened the Council of Constance, which ended the Western Schism of the papacy? | 100% |
Which emperor's capital, Vienna, withstood the great Ottoman siege of 1683? | 100% |
Which emperor's hardline policies helped ignite the Thirty Years' War after the Defenestration of Prague? | 100% |
Which emperor crushed the Magyars at the Battle of Lechfeld in 955? | 100% |
Which emperor was excommunicated by Pope Gregory VII during the Investiture Controversy? | 100% |
Which Luxembourg emperor made Prague his imperial capital and founded its famous university? | 100% |
Which emperor warred for decades against the Lombard League of northern Italian cities? | 0% |
Which dynasty, founded by Otto the Great, is named after that line of Saxon emperors? | 0% |
Which emperor, the first of the Salian dynasty, was crowned in 1027? | 100% |
Which young emperor around the year 1000 dreamed of restoring Rome as the empire's capital? | 0% |
Which emperor's 1519 election was secured by enormous bribes funded by the Fugger banking house? | 100% |
Which emperor, the first of the House of Luxembourg, was praised by the poet Dante? | 100% |
Which count was elected King of the Romans in 1273, founding Habsburg fortunes in the empire? | 100% |
Which long-reigning emperor, father of Maximilian I, held the throne for over half a century? | 100% |
Which emperor issued the Pragmatic Sanction to let his daughter Maria Theresa inherit his lands? | 100% |
Which emperor ruled during the Peace of Westphalia that ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648? | 100% |
Which eccentric emperor moved his court to Prague and was a great patron of artists and astronomers? | 100% |
Which Bavarian emperor of the Wittelsbach line clashed with the papacy in the early 14th century? | 100% |
What was the title of the powerful princes who elected the Holy Roman Emperor? | 100% |
The core territory of the Holy Roman Empire was located primarily in which modern country? | 100% |
What city served as Charlemagne's primary capital and center of his court? | 100% |
The devastating Thirty Years' War was fought primarily between which two religious groups? | 100% |
What was the name of the long medieval power struggle between emperors and popes over the appointment of bishops? | 100% |
What city was the main capital and seat of power for the Habsburg emperors for centuries? | 100% |
Who was Charlemagne's only surviving legitimate son who succeeded him as emperor? | 100% |
What famous genetic trait, a prominent lower jaw, was associated with the Habsburg dynasty? | 100% |
What creature, symbolizing the union of empire and church, was featured on the imperial coat of arms? | 100% |
Which powerful Habsburg ruler was the only woman to lead the monarchy, though her husband Francis I was officially emperor? | 100% |
Who was the last emperor of the Ottonian dynasty, later canonized as a saint? | 0% |
Who was the first emperor of the Hohenstaufen dynasty? | 0% |
The Protestant Reformation, which split the empire religiously, was initiated by whom? | 100% |
What 1555 treaty allowed princes to choose either Catholicism or Lutheranism for their domains, under the principle "Cuius regio, eius religio"? | 100% |
Which emperor's execution of the reformer Jan Hus sparked the Hussite Wars in Bohemia? | 0% |
Which powerful 11th-century Salian emperor, at the height of imperial power, deposed three rival popes? | 100% |
Which Bavarian Elector was the only non-Habsburg emperor during the final three centuries of the empire? | 100% |
The 843 Treaty of Verdun divided Charlemagne's realm. Who received the central kingdom and the imperial title? | 100% |
Which emperor, son of Barbarossa, briefly united the Holy Roman Empire with the Kingdom of Sicily? | 0% |
Ferdinand II's forces won a decisive early victory in the Thirty Years' War at which 1620 battle near Prague? | 100% |
What is the term for the chaotic period from 1254 to 1273 when there was no recognized emperor? | 100% |
Charles V decisively defeated the Protestant Schmalkaldic League at which 1547 battle? | 100% |
Which emperor's reign immediately preceded the Thirty Years' War, with the Defenestration of Prague occurring under his rule? | 100% |
Which emperor signed the Concordat of Worms in 1122, ending the first phase of the Investiture Controversy? | 100% |
Frederick Barbarossa was decisively defeated by the Lombard League at which 1176 battle? | 100% |
Who was the last reigning Hohenstaufen emperor, whose brief rule ended with his death in Italy in 1254? | 100% |
Which pope crowned Otto I in 962 but was later deposed by the emperor for plotting against him? | 100% |
Which emperor, son of Charles IV, was deposed by the prince-electors in 1400 due to his ineffective rule? | 100% |
Which tolerant Habsburg emperor navigated a middle path between Catholics and Protestants during his reign from 1564 to 1576? | 100% |
At the 1495 Diet of Worms, Maximilian I proclaimed the "Perpetual Public Peace," known by what German name? | 0% |
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