Definition that contains holy roman empire
- austria a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century
- eugene Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)
- brandenburg the territory of an Elector (of the Holy Roman Empire) that expanded to become the kingdom of Prussia in 1701
- habsburg a royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806
- hapsburg a royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806
- elector any of the German princes who were entitled to vote in the election of new emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
- war of the grand alliance an aggressive war waged by Louis XIV against Spain and the Holy Roman Empire and England and Holland and other states (1689-1697)
- battle of lutzen a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1632); Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Holy Roman Empire under Wallenstein; Gustavus Adolphus was killed
- republic of austria a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century
- richard the lion-hearted son of Henry II and King of England from 1189 to 1199; a leader of the Third Crusade; on his way home from the crusade he was captured and held prisoner in the Holy Roman Empire until England ransomed him in 1194 (1157-1199)