Holy Roman Empire

== English == === Etymology === Calque of German Heiliges Römisches Reich and Medieval Latin Sacrum Rōmānum Imperium. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊli ˈɹəʊmən ˈɛmpaɪə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊli ˈɹoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ/ === Proper noun === the Holy Roman Empire (abbreviation HRE) (historical) A former polity and medieval empire forming a loose conglomeration of largely independent mostly Germanic entities in Central Europe from at least 962 C.E. until 1806. [from 17th c.] ==== Synonyms ==== First Reich Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====