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1. The crowning of this emperor, who was King of the Franks, by the Pope in the year 800 CE is generally regarded as the beginning of what would become the Holy Roman Empire. What was he called?
2. What was the name of this emperor, the first of the Salian dynasty, appointed by an Imperial Council in 1024 CE?
3. Who was this Emperor, a scholar and a Crusader, who reigned from 1220-1250 CE and was nicknamed "Stupor Mundi", the "Wonder of the World"?
4. Which Emperor was elected in 1312 CE after a sixty-year period, known as the "Great Interregnum", a time when several candidates claimed the Imperial title, but none were ever crowned?
5. Who was the Emperor during most of the Thirty Years War, which broke out in 1618 CE?
6. This man was the brother of Marie Antoinette, the French Queen deposed during the French Revolution, and was the first Emperor of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. His name?
7. Son of Charlemagne, who was this Emperor, who divided his realm among his three sons upon his death, thus excluding France from the Holy Roman Empire from then on?
8. Can you name this Emperor, who was almost constantly at odds with both his nobility and the Church, and was twice excommunicated by the Pope?
9. Who was the 16th century Emperor who ruled the largest empire of his time, which included Spain and the Netherlands, as well as the lands of the Holy Roman Empire?
10. Which emperor, elected in 1742, was the first ruler from a family other than the Habsburgs to hold the throne in three hundred years?
11. From the time of Charlemagne, the Emperors had been called "Roman", as they were sanctioned by the Catholic Church and crowned by the Pope. Who was this 10th century emperor, the first to be known to history as the Holy Roman Emperor?
12. Who was this Emperor, nicknamed "Barbarossa" for his red beard, who famously participated in two Crusades to the Holy Land?
13. This Emperor was the last to be crowned in Rome, as well as the longest serving Holy Roman Emperor. What was his name?
14. What was this Emperor's name, who succeeded his older brother on the throne and was the father of the only female ruler of the House of Habsburg?
15. This final Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire saw the demise of his empire at the hands of Napoleon in 1806. What was his name?
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