The Holy Roman Empire was finally dissolved when Napoleon, commanding the first modern national army, steamrolled the coalition opposing him at the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805.

The Holy Roman Empire was a political entity spanning the western, central and southern parts of Europe that lasted for around 1,000 years, from the tail end of the first millennium until its ...

How do you keep calm in times of crisis? What do people need to be happy? Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius is often quoted online for answers. This once-powerful man would have preferred to be a ...

How a lost mosaic from the Roman emperor's reign ended up entertaining guests in a New York City apartment.

Italy is auctioning off a vast 16th-century castle built for Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, in an attempt to raise millions of euros to help pay off its ballooning debt.

Ruins of a private theater belonging to the 1st century Roman Emperor Nero have been unearthed in the Italian capital just meters from the Vatican, in what experts are calling an “exceptional ...

French scientists have decoded a letter written in 1547 by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. The three-page letter uncovers secrets of the 16th century, including assassination fears.

Find the emperor’s heart Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great certainly wasn’t, in the purest medical sense, heartless. But now he is. The search is on to find his missing heart, though it isn ...

Heir to a collection of realms—including Spain and its American colonies, along with the Netherlands—he eventually succeeded his grandfather as Holy Roman Emperor in central Europe.

How do you keep calm in times of crisis? What do people need to be happy? Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius is often quoted online for answers. This once-powerful man would have preferred to be a ...

French scientists have decoded a letter written in 1547 by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. The three-page letter uncovers secrets of the 16th century, including assassination fears. It took the ...