Holy Roman Empire
962–1806 · Event
Loose German-centred polity claiming Roman lineage; the 'First Reich' until Napoleon dissolved it in 1806.
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- The Reformation (1517)
- German unification (1871)
- Luther's 95 Theses (1517)
- Einstein's Annus Mirabilis (1905)
- Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany (1933)
- Thirty Years' War (1618)
- Peace of Westphalia (1648)
- Adolf Hitler (1889)
Around 962
- Reign of Alfred the Great (871)
- East–West Schism (1054)
- Song dynasty (960)
- Holy Roman Empire founded (962)
- Christianisation of Kievan Rus' (988)
- Founding of the Capetian dynasty (987)
- The Tale of Genji written (1008)
- Song invention of gunpowder (950)
- Bi Sheng invents movable type (1040)
- William the Conqueror (1028)