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Also Known As Gui de Spolète • Guy of Spoleto • Guido di Spoleto
Died 894
Title / Office emperor (891-894), Holy Roman Empire
House / Dynasty Carolingian dynasty
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Jakob Fugger II the Rich
German merchant
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Anton Fugger
German merchant
Painting by Albrecht Durer of Charlemagne in ornate coronation robes and crown, holding a sword and orb, with gold embroidery and regal symbols behind him.
Charlemagne
Holy Roman emperor [747?–814]
Painting by Jakob Seisenegger showing Emperor Charles V in ornate Renaissance attire standing beside a large hunting dog, with a green curtain in the background.
Charles V
Holy Roman emperor
Frederick II
Frederick II
Holy Roman emperor
Medieval manuscript miniature showing Frederick I as a crowned crusader holding an orb and scepter, with Henry of Schaftlarn kneeling and presenting a book to him.
Frederick I
Holy Roman emperor
Henry IV
Henry IV
Holy Roman emperor
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Louis IV
Holy Roman emperor
Illuminated manuscript portrait of Louis the Pious as a Christian Roman emperor, holding a staff and shield, with Latin text arranged around and over the figure.
Louis I
Holy Roman emperor
Albrecht von Wallenstein
Albrecht von Wallenstein
Bohemian military commander
Maximilian I
Maximilian I
Holy Roman emperor
Portrait painting of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, wearing a black and red military coat with medals and a sash, with St. Peter's Basilica visible in the background.
Joseph II
Holy Roman emperor
Maria Theresa
Maria Theresa
Holy Roman empress
Leopold I
Leopold I
Holy Roman emperor
Henry III
Henry III
Holy Roman emperor
Stone sculptures of Otto I and his wife Edith, both crowned and seated, displayed side by side in the cathedral at Magdeburg, Germany.
Otto I
Holy Roman emperor
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd duke de Alba, oil painting by Sir Antony More, 1549; in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels.
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3 duque de Alba
Spanish soldier and statesman
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Conrad II
Holy Roman emperor
Charles IV
Charles IV
Holy Roman emperor
Henry II, detail from a statue, c.1235; from a portal in the Bamberg Cathedral, Germany
Henry II
Holy Roman emperor

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