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Germany
Germany
country, Europe
Map of Europe about 800 CE showing the extent of the Frankish kingdom under Charlemagne in light purple, covering much of present-day France, Germany, northern Italy, and neighboring regions. Areas inhabited by Slavic peoples who were tributary to Charlemagne are shaded in a darker purple to the east of the Frankish kingdom, including groups such as the Bohemians, Moravians, and Croats. Major cities, rivers, and neighboring kingdoms are labeled for context.
Holy Roman Empire
historical empire, Europe

Key People

Lithograph portrait of Joachim Murat in an elaborate military uniform with epaulettes and medals, facing forward with a neutral expression.
Joachim Murat
king of Naples
Clauberg, engraving by J. Wielant
Johann Clauberg
German philosopher and theologian
Friedrich Jacobi, engraving by N. Afinger
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi
German philosopher